Definition of "magpie" in English

noun

1. One of several kinds of bird in the family Corvidae, especially Pica pica.

2. A superficially similar Australian bird, Gymnorhina tibicen, in the family Artamidae.

3. (figurative) Someone who displays a magpie-like quality such as hoarding or stealing objects.

4. (slang) A fan or member of Newcastle United F.C.

5. (military, firearms) The third circle on a target, between the inner and outer.

6. (UK, slang, obsolete) A halfpenny.

7. (attributively) A pattern resembling the pied plumage of a magpie.

verb

1. (transitive) To mark with patches of black and white or light and dark.

2. (ambitransitive) To steal or hoard (items) as magpies are believed to do.

3. (intransitive) To talk idly; to talk about other people's private business.