Archie

== English == === Etymology 1 === Clipping of Archibald +‎ -ie. The sense “anti-aircraft artillery” is said to be from airmen dodging hostile fire and shouting “Archibald, certainly not”, the refrain of a then popular music hall song of the same name first performed by George Robey in 1911. This habit probably originated with the pilot and commander Amyas Borton (1886–1969). ==== Pronunciation ==== (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɑːt͡ʃi/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɑɹt͡ʃi/ Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)t͡ʃi ==== Proper noun ==== Archie A diminutive of the male given name Archibald, from the Germanic languages, also used as a formal given name. (rare) A female given name. A ghost town in Peninsula Township, Grand Traverse County, Michigan, United States. A city in Cass County, Missouri, United States. A former rural municipality in Manitoba, Canada, now part of Ellice-Archie. ===== Derived terms ===== Ellice-Archie ===== Descendants ===== → Scottish Gaelic: Eairdsidh ==== Noun ==== Archie (countable and uncountable, plural Archies) (military slang, World War I, uncountable) Anti-aircraft artillery. (military slang, World War I, countable) A piece of anti-aircraft ordnance. ===== Alternative forms ===== (anti-aircraft artillery): archie === Etymology 2 === Clipping of Archimedes +‎ -ie. ==== Pronunciation ==== (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɑːki/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɑɹki/ ==== Noun ==== Archie (plural Archies) (computing, informal) An Acorn Archimedes computer. === References === === Anagrams === Raiche, Raîche, achier, archei, arheic, cahier, eriach