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Ed

proper nouncommon in dialogue

  • //ɛd//

A diminutive of Edward, Edgar, Edwin, or other male given names beginning with Ed-.

proper noun

  1. 1

    A diminutive of Edward, Edgar, Edwin, or other male given names beginning with Ed-.

    His first name was probably Steve or Ed. No, there were no more Steves or Eds in New York. They were now Steven or Edward, whether they were gay or straight. If they had money, they didn't have a nickname. Everybody was into high seriousness, so that now even dogs were named Humphrey and Raphael.

Forms

plural
Eds
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