hedgie

plural hedgies

1. informalA hedgehog.

   Still, some hedgies will run for hours at night.

   2008, Hugh Warwick, A Prickly Affair: My Life with Hedgehogs, unnumbered page

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   The average life span of the captive hedgie is 3 to 8 years.

   2003, Chris Pinney, The Complete Home Veterinary Guide, page 502

   Still, the original imported hedgies were enough to establish a stable North American population.

   2021 August 12, Noelle Mateer, “Looks That Quill: The Dark Side of Hedgehog Instagram”, in Wired

2. informalbusinessA hedge fund trader.

   Most hedgies currently lack conviction. Incidentally, that's a good sign, not an ill omen.

   2020, Barton Biggs, Diary of a Hedgehog: Biggs' Final Words on the Markets, page 28

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   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.

   2009 March 3, Alice Rawsthorn, “Power Play”, in New York Times