Citations:hedgie

Noun: "(informal) a hedgehog"

 * 2003, Chris Pinney, The Complete Home Veterinary Guide, page 502:
 * The average life span of the captive hedgie is 3 to 8 years.
 * 2008, Hugh Warwick, A Prickly Affair: My Life with Hedgehogs, unnumbered page:
 * Still, some hedgies will run for hours at night.
 * 2017, Carolyn Parker, Hedgehog Wisdom: Little Reasons to Smile, unnumbered page:
 * Ready for some fun? Let's meet the hedgies!
 * 2017, Melissa Ra Shofner, Hedgehogs, page 7:
 * In the desert, hedgies hide between rocks and plants or dig into the sand to stay cool.
 * 2018, Massimo Vacchetta & Antonella Tomaselli, A Handful of Happiness: How a Prickly Creature Softened a Prickly Heart, unnumbered page:
 * It was clear, this was truly a fantastic place. And I was happy for my hedgies.
 * 2020, Jessica Long, Animal Embroidery Workbook: Step-by-Step Techniques & Patterns for 30 Cute Critters & More, unnumbered page:
 * Swap out the bouquet and let your hedgie hold a mushroom
 * 2020, Paige V. Polinsky, My Pet Hedgehog, page 6:
 * Hedgies have furry faces and bellies.
 * 2021, Noelle Mateer, "Looks That Quill: The Dark Side of Hedgehog Instagram", Wired, 12 August 2021:
 * Still, the original imported hedgies were enough to establish a stable North American population.

Noun: "(informal) the owner of a pet hedgehog"

 * 2021, Noelle Mateer, "Looks That Quill: The Dark Side of Hedgehog Instagram", Wired, 12 August 2021:
 * Hedgies elsewhere in the US have gotten local anti-hedgehog laws repealed,

Noun: "(informal) a hedgehog mushroom (Hydnum repandum)"

 * 2014, Becky Selengut, Shroom: Mind-bendingly Good Recipes for Cultivated and Wild Mushrooms, page 116:
 * AKA: Hedgehogs are also known as pied de mouton, sweet tooth, hogs, belly button, spreader hedgehog, hedgies, wood urchin, pig's trotter, and wood hedgehog.
 * 2020, Kristen Blizzard & Trent Blizzard, Wild Mushrooms: A Cookbook and Foraging Guide, unnumbered page:
 * No matter where you are, it is always a boon to find a few (or more!) hedgies.

Noun: "(informal) a hedge fund trader"

 * 2020, Barton Biggs, Diary of a Hedgehog: Biggs' Final Words on the Markets, page 28:
 * Most hedgies currently lack conviction. Incidentally, that's a good sign, not an ill omen.
 * Most hedgies currently lack conviction. Incidentally, that's a good sign, not an ill omen.