veggo

English

Etymology

From vegetarian +‎ -o (“diminutive suffix”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɛd͡ʒəʊ/

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Noun

veggo (plural veggos or veggoes)

1. (Australia, slang) A vegetarian.
   • 1996, “Westerly”, in Westerly, University of Western Australia Press, page 97:

     One girl we had, she was a veggo or vegan or something.

   • 1996 March 23, ET, “We are not all dole bludger thank you ACA”, in aus.tv‎^[1] (Usenet):

     If you're a veggo, serving meat and being financially dependant on serving it is being complicit in the meat industry.

   • 2002 March 31, slaveangel, “White Lotus”, in aus.culture.gothic‎^[2] (Usenet):

     I actually hate the taste of meat, so if something tasted like meat it would be disturbing (ie that not bacon/bacon bits crap my last flatmate who was a veggo, loved it, I on the other hand hated it cos it does taste like bacon) the sausages and nut meat etc .. dont taste like meat.

   • 2002 June 6, Mr Q. Z. Diablo, “You want beef with that?”, in aus.culture.gothic‎^[3] (Usenet):

     Not to mention the animal products in commercially brewed bee-ar. I can't recall what they are but the[y] certainly bugger vegans and may well be problematic for veggoes, too.

Synonyms

• veggie

Adjective

veggo (not comparable)

1. (Australia, slang) Vegetarian; suitable for vegetarians.
   • 2002 March 31, slaveangel, “White Lotus”, in aus.culture.gothic‎^[4] (Usenet):

     I used to sort of think that, but I love veggo sausages and its not because i wish i was eating meat its because they dont taste like meat yet they are a convenient snack/ fast food for me when i cannot be bothered cooking.

   • 2002 September 4, Trayce, “[melb] White Lotus - Wednesday”, in aus.culture.gothic‎^[5] (Usenet):

     I'm not much of a fan of all out veggo food in any case...

Synonyms

• veggie

Italian

Verb

veggo

1. (literary) first-person singular present indicative of vedere