magpie

noun7

1. •
   One of several kinds of bird in the family Corvidae, especially Pica pica.
2. •
   (figurative) Someone who displays a magpie-like quality such as hoarding or stealing objects.

   • Not only is Mr. Booker a voracious magpie (who does not always acknowledge the sources of his ideas), but he also turns out to be an annoyingly biased and didactic one. — 2005
3. •
   A superficially similar Australian bird, Gymnorhina tibicen, in the family Artamidae.
4. •
   (slang) A fan or member of Newcastle United F.C.
5. •
   [before a noun] A pattern resembling the pied plumage of a magpie.

   • Kitty and I were engaged. The next day I met those accursed “magpie” Jhampanies at the back of Jakko, and, moved by some passing sentiment of pity, stopped to tell Mrs. Wessington everything. — 1888
6. •
   (UK) In the sport of fullbore target rifle, the third circle on a target, between the inner and outer.
7. •
   (slang, no longer used) A halfpenny.

verb3

1. •
   To steal or hoard (items) as magpies are believed to do.

   • I have magpied from here and there, borrowing influences from Morocco, Greece, Italy and my notebooks to end up with a handful of easy little dishes that complement each other. — 2012
2. •
   To mark with patches of black and white or light and dark.

   • The little rail-enclosed plots that lay between the pavements and the hotels were magpied with torn paper […] — 1914
3. •
   To talk idly; to talk about other people's private business.

   • He knew how people were magpieing with their malicious chatter that she had committed the cardinal sin of believing love was permanent […] — 1978

noun5

1. •
   Someone connected with Newcastle United Football Club, as a fan, player, coach, etc.
2. •
   Someone connected with Notts County Football Club, as a fan, player, coach, etc.
3. •
   Someone connected with Collingwood Football Club, as a fan, player, coach, etc.
4. •
   Someone connected with the Western Suburbs Magpies, as a fan, player, coach, etc.
5. •
   A town in the City of Ballarat, central western Victoria, Australia.