English citations of hedgie

Noun: "(informal) a hedgehog"

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  • 2003, Chris Pinney, The Complete Home Veterinary Guide, page 502:
    The average life span of the captive hedgie is 3 to 8 years.
  • 2008, Hugh Warwick, A Prickly Affair: My Life with Hedgehogs, unnumbered page:
    Still, some hedgies will run for hours at night.
  • 2017, Carolyn Parker, Hedgehog Wisdom: Little Reasons to Smile, unnumbered page:
    Ready for some fun? Let's meet the hedgies!
  • 2017, Melissa Ra Shofner, Hedgehogs, page 7:
    In the desert, hedgies hide between rocks and plants or dig into the sand to stay cool.
  • 2018, Massimo Vacchetta & Antonella Tomaselli, A Handful of Happiness: How a Prickly Creature Softened a Prickly Heart, unnumbered page:
    It was clear, this was truly a fantastic place. And I was happy for my hedgies.
  • 2020, Jessica Long, Animal Embroidery Workbook: Step-by-Step Techniques & Patterns for 30 Cute Critters & More, unnumbered page:
    Swap out the bouquet and let your hedgie hold a mushroom []
  • 2020, Paige V. Polinsky, My Pet Hedgehog, page 6:
    Hedgies have furry faces and bellies.
  • 2021, Noelle Mateer, "Looks That Quill: The Dark Side of Hedgehog Instagram", Wired, 12 August 2021:
    Still, the original imported hedgies were enough to establish a stable North American population.

Noun: "(informal) the owner of a pet hedgehog"

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Noun: "(informal) a hedgehog mushroom (Hydnum repandum)"

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  • 2014, Becky Selengut, Shroom: Mind-bendingly Good Recipes for Cultivated and Wild Mushrooms, page 116:
    AKA: Hedgehogs are also known as pied de mouton, sweet tooth, hogs, belly button, spreader hedgehog, hedgies, wood urchin, pig's trotter, and wood hedgehog.
  • 2020, Kristen Blizzard & Trent Blizzard, Wild Mushrooms: A Cookbook and Foraging Guide, unnumbered page:
    No matter where you are, it is always a boon to find a few (or more!) hedgies.

Noun: "(informal) a hedge fund trader"

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  • 2009 March 3, Alice Rawsthorn, “Power Play”, in New York Times[1]:
    Despite the best, or worst, efforts of those overextended hedgies and subprime-sters, it did, but not as high as hems, and it yo-yoed squeamishly along the way.
  • 2020, Barton Biggs, Diary of a Hedgehog: Biggs' Final Words on the Markets, page 28:
    Most hedgies currently lack conviction. Incidentally, that's a good sign, not an ill omen.