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Vinony

Archie

proper noun

  1. male given name; diminutive of Archibald
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈɑːt͡ʃi/ / /ˈɑɹt͡ʃi/ / /ˈɑːki/ / /ˈɑɹki/

name

Etymology: Clipping of Archibald + -ie. The sense “anti-aircraft artillery” is said to be from airmen dodging hostile fire and shouting “Archibald, certainly not”, the refrain of a then popular music hall song of the same name first performed by George Robey in 1911. This habit probably originated with the pilot and commander Amyas Borton (1886–1969).

  1. A diminutive of the male given name Archibald, from the Germanic languages, also used as a formal given name.
  2. A female given name.
  3. A ghost town in Peninsula Township, Grand Traverse County, Michigan, United States.
  4. A city in Cass County, Missouri, United States.
  5. A former rural municipality in Manitoba, Canada, now part of Ellice-Archie.

noun

Etymology: Clipping of Archimedes + -ie.

  1. An Acorn Archimedes computer.

    “FOR ARCHIE USERS. At last, a powerful database with details of every track (over 700 to date) on Classic CD discs from issue 1 to the present day is available for uses of Acorn (Archimedes) computers.”

    “And what about getting the data from the Archie to the PC?”