cardie

Shortening of cardigan (as in cardi) with influence from the diminutive -ie / -y.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkaɹdi/

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• Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)di

cardie (plural cardies)

1. (informal) A cardigan.

   Alternative forms: cardi, cardy

   • 2013 March 12, Lucy Ward, “Embarrassing old school photos are history: smile for a smart studio shot”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian‎^[1], London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 10 November 2022:

     Gone, too, are the remnants of school dinner on a cardie or an angry patch of acne: the magic of digital retouching now wipes out snotty noses or other blemishes (though perfection costs you extra).

• Darcie, Radice, arecid, caried

Borrowed from French cardia.

cardie f (plural cardii)

1. cardia