different between leggie vs eggie

English

Etymology

leg +? -ie

Pronunciation

Noun

leggie (plural leggies)

1. (childish) A leg.
   • 1870, Nearer to Jesus, memorials of Robert Walter Fergus

     Once when I was trying to make his position a little more comfortable, he said — "Never mind left leggie, mamma; it does not need any care. What would I give if poor right leggie was only like it once more!"

2. (cricket) A leg spin bowler, ie. leg spinner.

   • 2004: I'm still top leggie, says Warne — title of article by Chloe Saltau, The Age newspaper, 12 February 2004 [1]

3. (surfing) A leg rope.

   • 2005: This place will really test how long you can hold your breath, and how strong your leggie is. If your leggie does break, kiss your board goodbye. — wannasurf.com on Ceningan Point [2]

English

Etymology

egg +? -ie

Noun

eggie (plural eggies)

1. (Internet slang) An Eggdrop bot: a kind of automated IRC user with various functionality.
   • 1998, "DRDeaTH", Re: Help: Starting an IRC Bot? (on newsgroup alt.irc.bots)

     about $5 a month will get ya a shell with 2 eggies

   • 2000, "Chika", Re: ideas? (on newsgroup alt.irc)

     I think that Efnet and IRCnet, among others, prove that nick/chanserv is not an indispensible requirement, as long as you have reasonable alternatives (eggdrop bots, etc.) Indeed some folk I know even object to eggies on a channel and will avoid them like the proverbial plague!