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Herbie

  • /ˈhɜː.bi/ Australia, New Zealand, UK
  • /ˈ(h)ɝ.bi/ Canada, US

Where it comes from

From Herb + -ie.

proper noun

  1. A diminutive of the male given name Herbert.

noun Herbies

  1. slang A powerful storm resulting from wind passing between mountains and other land formations. Herbies come out of the south and create frigid, whiteout conditions with astonishing speed.

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@misc{herbie_2026,
  title = {Herbie},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/herbie},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}