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1
A short, informal form of the male given name Ernest.
"His friends all call him Ernie."
2
In the UK, the nickname for ERNIE, the computer that randomly selects winning Premium Bond numbers.
"Ernie picked out this month's winning bond numbers."
How to Use ERNIE
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishEither a nickname for Ernest, or the UK premium-bond number generator.
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The Premium Bonds sense is specifically British and unfamiliar outside the UK.
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Etymology
As a name, a nickname for Ernest; as the UK savings-bond computer, an acronym for "Electronic Random Number Indicator Equipment."