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Christy

1

[ kris-tee ]

noun

(sometimes lowercase)
plural Christies.


Christy

2

[ kris-tee ]

noun

  1. Edwin P., 1815–62, U.S. minstrel-show performer and producer.
  2. Howard Chan·dler [chand, -ler, chahnd, -], 1873–1952, U.S. illustrator and painter.
  3. a male given name, form of Christopher.
  4. a female given name, form of Christine.

Christy

/ ˈɪɪ /

noun

  1. skiing a turn in which the body is swung sharply round with the skis parallel, originating in Norway and used for stopping, slowing down, or changing direction quickly
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Christy1

By shortening
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Christy1

C20: shortened from Christiania
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Example Sentences

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Christy Leavitt of the nonprofit environmental group Oceana noted that two garbage trucks’ worth of plastic is dumped into oceans every 60 seconds.

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David Pearce, 42, was arrested in November 2021 for his role in the deaths of Christy Giles and Hilda Marcela Cabrales Arzola after he was caught on camera driving their limp frames to hospitals in a car with no license plates.

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In the courtroom, Giles’ mother, wearing a “Christy’s Mom” shirt, and several other women who showed up in support of the victims could be seen hugging and dabbing their eyes.

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The people knocked out in his living room — Christy Giles, Hilda Marcela Cabrales Arzola and Michael Ansbach — had all gone out with Pearce and his roommate, Brandt Osborn, for a November 2021 night at a warehouse rave that involved heavy cocaine use.

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After a day spent filming material for a documentary Pearce was supposedly producing, the pair went out to a Koreatown nightclub, then an East L.A. warehouse rave, where Ansbach said they met two young women — Christy Giles and Hilda Marcela Cabrales Arzola.

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