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English
Etymology 1
Diminutive ignore + -y.
Verb
iggy (third-person singular simple present iggies, present participle iggying, simple past and past participle iggied)
- (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 decided”, in alc.suicide (Usenet):i wrote somethin 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)
- (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
Etymology 2
Diminutive iguana + -y.
Noun
iggy (plural iggies)
- (childish) Alternative form of iggie (“an iguana”).