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- proper noun A
diminutive of the malegiven name Ernest .
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Examples
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Bert and Ernie is for KIDS and they should be translated as such … this is ridiculous.
Clip du jour: Bert and Ernie get lost in translation | EW.com 2009
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So in 1970, I called Ernie to see if I could observe him in the broadcast booth.
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Ernie is winning for me; he's moving around, stroking his face and chest.
APAture Live 2008
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While it was a real challenge to write in Ernie Bushmiller style - it was great to get back into syndication and be back on the comics page.
Shades of Green and The Green House: By Brad Gilchrist and Peter Menice 2008
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If only I could train Ernie to be such a patient model - but he's too much of a diva ...
Knitting, finally 2007
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Ernie is soooo worn out each and every day from pardoning everyone who did his dirty deeds and working hard to hide the facts from the press … Attorney General and the people that he does not have the strength to walk. .or do anything constructive for the state
Think Progress » Kentucky Governor Talks The Talk, Won’t Walk The Walk (Prefers A Lincoln Town Car) 2006
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Sculptor Ernie is almost done with a bust of his pal Bert.
Archive 2005-06-01 KaneCitizen 2005
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As noted, I spent an important part of my graduate studies in Ernie's laboratory.
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The interaction with Ernie is unique, as it gives one a feeling of instability, casting doubt in one's basic knowledge and beliefs.
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He'll especially have to step up in Ernie Els 'absence.
USATODAY.com 2005
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