Aggies

Future farmers, informally

Aggies refers to students, alumni, or athletic teams of universities with agricultural heritage, most notably Texas A&M University but also Utah State, UC Davis, and New Mexico State.

The nickname reflects these schools' origins as agricultural and mechanical colleges.

The Aggies won their homecoming game.

Aggie culture often involves distinctive traditions and fierce school pride.

university

Texas A&M

Major Texas public university

rivalry · alumni · corps · cadets · ring · traditions · bonfire · howdy · muster · football

agriculture

students

Those receiving instruction

husbandry · crops · livestock · extension · vocational · mechanical · prairie · heartland · education · degree

marbles

shooter

One who fires weapons

  • tawStriker marble in games
  • playingParticipating in recreation
  • glassTransparent solid from sand

clay · stone · ringer · game · knuckle down · circle · target · children · playground · collection

NewMexico

Crimson

Harvard's athletic identity

  • WACFemale Army auxiliary member
  • rivalryOngoing contest between opponents
  • bowlConcave food container

basketball · rodeo · chile · desert · campus · athletics · conference · Lobos · tradition

Categories
Opposites
college rivalry

AggiesTexas Longhorns

Austin university athletics program

Horns · Texas

agricultural vs non-agricultural identity

AggiesIvy Leaguers

Students at prestigious northeastern universities

liberal arts colleges

identity_type

Aggiescity slickers

Urban dwellers, countryside-naive

urbanites · cosmopolitans · techies · intellectuals

Phrases
Family

agriculture, aggregate, agricultural, agriculturist, agriculturalist

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G