compy
English
editEtymology 1
editDiminutive of computer with -y.
Noun
editcompy (plural compies)
Synonyms
editCoordinate terms
edit- lappy (“laptop”)
Etymology 2
editAs used in the novel (and subsequent motion picture) Jurassic Park; shortened from Compsognathus, with -y.
Noun
editcompy (plural compies)
- (informal) A member of the genus Compsognathus or Procompsognathus.
- 1990, Michael Crichton, Jurassic Park:
- We picked up another compy.
Coordinate terms
edit- trike (“triceratops”)