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

  1. Veg as an adjective:

    vegetarian

  1. Veg as a noun (colloquial):

    vegetable.

    Examples:

    "fruit and veg inline=1 fruit and vegetables'"

  1. 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."

  1. Veg as a noun (psychology):

    A unit of subjective weight, equivalent to the perceived weight of lifting 100 grams.

  1. Veggie as a noun (informal):

    A vegetable.

  2. 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]]."

  1. Veggie as an adjective (informal):

    vegetarian; suitable for vegetarians

  2. Veggie as an adjective:

    Vegetable-like.

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