Nessie

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɛsi/

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• Rhymes: -ɛsi

Ness +‎ -ie

Nessie (plural Nessies)

1. (informal, cryptozoology) The Loch Ness monster.
   • 2002, Henry H. B. Auer, “The Case for the Loch Ness 'Monster': The Scientific Evidence”, in Journal of Scientific Exploration, volume 16, number 2, pages 225–246:

     That flurry of activity had been set off by a magisterial book (Whyte, 1957), reinforced by Dinsdale’s filming of a Nessie (Dinsdale, 1961) and culminating in successful underwater photography (Rines et al., 1976) by the Academy of Applied Science (AAS). Nessies were assigned the taxonomic identity Nessiteras rhombopteryx (Anonymous, 1975).

   • 2014, Tim Carvell [et al.], “Scottish Independence”, in Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, season 1, episode 17, John Oliver (actor), Warner Bros. Television, via HBO:

     And if it comes down to just one vote, we all know who will be called upon to break that tie. Go with your gut, Nessie. You do you, Nessie, you do you.

Nessie (plural Nessies)

1. A diminutive of the female given name Agnes.

• Essien, Neises, Neisse, Nieses, Sinese, in esse, insees, sees in, seines, sensei

Nessie

1. (cryptozoology) Nessie

• Ungeheuer von Loch Ness on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

Nessie

1. (cryptozoology) Nessie.

• Nessie on the Scots Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^sco