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To: The Philosopher who wrote (7819)11/18/1998 12:53:00 PM
From: Henry Volquardsen  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 62586
 
Aggie is short for agriculture. The A in Texas A&M is Agriculture (the M I believe is Mining). There are several other schools with a similar strong agricultural focus that are nicknamed Aggies. As with many nicknames, it originally started as an insult similar to hick or rube.