how to pronounce magpie

/ˈmæɡ.paɪ/

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magpie is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of magpie in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… wouldn't be a magpie leaping from one …”

meanings of magpie

noun:

A fan or member of Newcastle United F.C.
The 3rd circle on a target, between the inner and outer.
One of several kinds of bird in the family Corvidae.
Someone connected with Collingwood Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.
Someone connected with Newcastle United Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.
Someone who displays a magpie-like quality such as hoarding or stealing objects.
Someone connected, or formerly connected with the Western Suburbs Magpies, as a fan, player, coach etc.
Someone connected with Notts County Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.
A halfpenny.
A superficially similar Australian bird, Gymnorhina tibicen or Cracticus tibicen.
Especially Pica pica.

verb:

To mark with patches of black and white or light and dark.
To steal or hoard (items) as magpies are believed to do.
To talk idly; to talk about other people's private business.

magpie frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word magpie occurs in english on average 1.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.