[mag.pie] n [Mag (nickname for Margaret) + [1]pie] (1598) 1: any of various birds (esp. Pica pica) related to the jays but having a long graduated tail and black-and-white or brightly colored plumage
2: a person who chatters noisily
3: one who collects indiscriminately
[2]magpie adj (1808) 1: collected indiscriminately: miscellaneous "~ compilations of unrelated tidbits --Helen R. Cross"
2: given to indiscriminate collecting: acquisitive "what possible ~ instinct had impelled me to retain them --S. J. Perelman"