compy
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English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Diminutive of computer with -y.
Noun[edit]
compy (plural compies)
Synonyms[edit]
Coordinate terms[edit]
- lappy (“laptop”)
Etymology 2[edit]
As used in the novel (and subsequent motion picture) Jurassic Park; shortened from Compsognathus, with -y.
Noun[edit]
compy (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”)