iggy

See also: Iggy

English

Etymology 1

Diminutive ignore +‎ -y.

Verb

iggy (third-person singular simple present iggies, present participle iggying, simple past and past participle iggied)

1. (Internet slang, transitive) To ignore (a user on a chat system, etc.).
   • 2002, MAGNOLIATR, “Cleaning up this group?”, in misc.transport.trucking (Usenet):

     […] sometimes they just really get under your skin but that is what they want to do. Just try to iggy them and you can always filter them out

   • 2003, darix29, “well its^[sic] decided”, in alc.suicide (Usenet):

     i wrote somethin^[sic] to jammer and another thing to ginger, 2 things to ginger, and a few other things and got completely iggied
     and they were online cuz they replied to everybody.

   • 2007, AllYou!, “On Resentments and Buried Anger”, in alt.support.marriage (Usenet):

     I'm just here to tell you that iggying people who give you problems is rarely a way to personal growth.

Noun

iggy (plural iggies)

1. (Internet slang) The ignore function of such a chat system.

   Sniper, I'm putting you on iggy until you stop posting all those song lyrics.

See also

• ig, igg
• iggie

Etymology 2

Diminutive iguana +‎ -y.

Noun

iggy (plural iggies)

1. (childish) Alternative form of iggie (“an iguana”).