English Explanatory Dictionary

bardie

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A minor poet or bard; used as a self-deprecatory epithet by Robert Burns.
adj
  1. Rude and insolent; bolshie.
noun
  1. The edible larva of an insect.

Pronunciation

/ˈbɑɹdi/

Word forms

bardie bardies more bardie most bardie bardee bardy

Etymology

From bard + -ie (“diminutive suffix”).

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