The difference between Veg and Veggie
When used as nouns, veg means vegetable, whereas veggie means a vegetable.
When used as adjectives, veg means vegetarian, whereas veggie means vegetarian.
Veg is also verb with the meaning: to vegetate.
check bellow for the other definitions of Veg and Veggie
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Veg as an adjective:
vegetarian
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Veg as a noun (colloquial):
vegetable.
Examples:
"fruit and veg inline=1 fruit and vegetables'"
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Veg as a verb (colloquial):
to vegetate; to engage in complete inactivity; to rest
Examples:
"After working hard all week, I decided to stay home and veg on Saturday."
"And ''he'' just sits and vegges on the TV, munches nachos, whatever."
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Veg as a noun (psychology):
A unit of subjective weight, equivalent to the perceived weight of lifting 100 grams.
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Veggie as a noun (informal):
A vegetable.
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Veggie as a noun (informal):
A vegetarian.
Examples:
"I'm a veggie [[at heart]] - the idea of animals dying to make my food, I find totally [[abhorrent]]."
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Veggie as an adjective (informal):
vegetarian; suitable for vegetarians
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Veggie as an adjective:
Vegetable-like.