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Webby en · PROPN · etymology 1

Etymology

Using the suffix -y.

Meanings

  1. A nickname of the surname Webb or Webster.
  2. A diminutive of the male given name Webster.

Webby en · NOUN · etymology 2

Etymology

From Web + -y.

Meanings

  1. (abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial, ellipsis) Ellipsis of Webby Award.
    • The Oscars may want to copy one welcome aspect of the Webbys: winners' acceptance speeches are limited to five words. 1999 January 7, Matt Richtel, “Forget the Oscars, Here Come the Webbys”, in The New York Times:

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Webbies Number=Plur lexicographic
Webbys Number=Plur lexicographic