veggie

noun

1. (informal)A vegetable.

   “There was lots of rice, at least 20 different "veggies" and all kinds of soups.”

   “and eight small dishes of 'veggies,' as we have taught our children lovingly to term that important item of food known as vegetables.”

2. (informal)A vegetarian.

   “Vegetarian/vegan meals at most colleges are only pretty average. They have a long way to go to provide nutritionally adequate and tasty food for veggies.”

adj

1. (informal)Vegetarian; not eating meat; suitable for vegetarians; without meat.

   “One place was too crowded last time, another too expensive, a third she liked but he thought too "veggie."”

   “Diet for a Small Planet was also popular at the time, but it was a little too 'veggie,' a little too new for some people.”

   “The main courses are heavy on beans and may be too veggie for the typical meat eater to swallow but side dishes are less exotic and just as healthy ...”

   “Steven Beeson of Milwaukee won a blue ribbon with this very veggie entree”

   “If becoming veggie can secure Fran Healy a guest spot from Paul McCartney on his album, what would it take to lure Iggy Pop and Lily Allen?”

2. Vegetable-like, vegetal.

   “So we actually proved that the old folklore about a dense canopy leading to very veggie wines was true, Noble said.”

   “They're neither too sweet nor too veggie, but like the other bars, have more calories than a bucket of broccoli.”