albie

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noun

A false albacore.

Similar
little tunnyfalse albacorelittle tuna
OriginEnglish Albert ← Old French Albert ← Latin Albertus →
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Meanings

albie1

nounalbie (plural albies)

plural albies

  1. colloquialA false albacore.

    A pelagic fish, albies have streamlined bodies, and are built to attack prey in short bursts of speed.

    2021, Corey Pollnow, “How to Catch Albies”, in On The Water

    Synonyms: little tunny, false albacore, little tuna

Albie2

proper noun
  1. A diminutive of the male given name Albert, from the Germanic languages.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA false albacore.

Similar
little tunnyfalse albacorelittle tuna
Also see
false albacorelittle tunny

Origin

albie · noun

Clipping of false albacore + -ie.

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Albie · proper noun

  1. Proto-Germanic*aþalą
  2. Proto-West Germanic*aþal
  3. Proto-West Germanic*berht
  4. Proto-West Germanic*Aþalaberht
  5. Old EnglishÆþelbeorht
  6. LatinAlbertus
  7. Old FrenchAlbert
  8. EnglishAlbert
  9. EnglishAlbie

From Albert + -ie.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

baileLeibalebailebiabalei
Cite this entry
APA

albie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/albie

MLA

“albie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/albie. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “albie,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/albie.

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