A diminutive of the female given name Margaret, also used as a formal given name.
peggy
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for peggy.
Editorial note
Here's my alternative zero-knowledge proof that Peggy knows the word: Victor observes Peggy walk down tunnel A.
Quick take
A diminutive of the female given name Margaret, also used as a formal given name.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of peggy gathered in one view.
Any of several small warblers, the whitethroat, etc.
(cryptography) Placeholder name for the party that supplies a proof.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for peggy.
noun
A diminutive of the female given name Margaret, also used as a formal given name.
noun
Any of several small warblers, the whitethroat, etc.
noun
(cryptography) Placeholder name for the party that supplies a proof.
noun
(UK, naval slang) The petty officers' mess steward.
Example sentences
Here's my alternative zero-knowledge proof that Peggy knows the word: Victor observes Peggy walk down tunnel A.
If they make a movie about her, Elisabeth Moss (aka Peggy on Mad Men) would be quite the match look wise.
A short while later, Peggy emerges from tunnel B.
The paper is a bit dated, but Peggy McIntosh recently gave an interview where she discussed some of the concerns you seem to be speaking to: The key thing is to let people testify to their own experience.
Is the paraphrasing of Peggy McIntosh intentional?
Having never heard of Peggy McIntosh before this moment, I can confidently say that I'm not really interested in her definitions of who's privileged and who's not.
I recommend reading the Peggy Drexler article, it's wonderful.
Here is what Roger Hui, the J guy and no slouch, said (I love this story): Someone once asked Peggy Lee who she thought was the best jazz singer.
The focus of anyone interested in social equality should be to raise those with disadvantages up, not to impart a sense of blame and responsibility on those who fall into Peggy McIntosh's definition of privileged.
Since we know the only way to go down tunnel A and come out tunnel B is by going through the door with the secret word, Peggy must know the word.
The irony of this is that Ronald Reagan, Peggy Noonan's favorite Rethug to idolize and write hagiographic BS about, is responsible (in part) for the messed up state of society (the 1% etc, 2008 - everything over the past 30 years that has lead America into its current quagmire).
Here are a few: - Alicorn (what a unicorn's horn is made of, apparently) - Oryx (An antelope-like creature that has a unicorn-ish horn and actually exists) - Eland (another antelope-like creature that has two horns, but apparently is worshipped by tribes people) - Unico (a cartoon unicorn) - Peggy (another unicorn name) - Camphurch (type of unicorn.
Quote examples
The Geekfeminism wiki page that you linked lists Peggy McIntosh's article "White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack", which was the first 'Privilege checklist'.
I believe this is what's now called "Peggy Olsoning."
It would be hard to do an AMC television show about crunching numbers, though a few times you do see Don and Peggy looking at "marketing research" and Harry Crane talking about the results in Television.
"That's Peggy, she's HR… Tony, he raises the dead… that's Jim, sales…" It's therefore unsurprising that the average person could not care less if a given program uses all the best wizarding standard practices, unless it has some horrible side effect--and even then, probably not.
Proper noun examples
I have a question about the Peggy/Victor example: why do we need to use the probabilistic method?
Its a touristy area already its close to Peggy's cove and Lunenburg.
He says it to Peggy, who is distraught and in the hospital, after just giving birth to a son and immediately giving him up for adoption.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use peggy in a sentence?
Here's my alternative zero-knowledge proof that Peggy knows the word: Victor observes Peggy walk down tunnel A.
What does peggy mean?
A diminutive of the female given name Margaret, also used as a formal given name.
What part of speech is peggy?
peggy is commonly used as noun.