spag

See also: SPAG, spág, and spąg

English

Etymology

UK 1940s,[1] Australia 1960s[2]

Noun

spag (uncountable)

  1. (informal) Clipping of spaghetti.

References

  1. ^ Eric Partridge (2005) “spag”, in Tom Dalzell and Terry Victor, editors, The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, volume 2 (J–Z), London, New York, N.Y.: Routledge, →ISBN, page 1824.
  2. ^ “spag n.2”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present

Anagrams

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse spakr.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsbæˀj/

Adjective

spag

  1. tame
  2. feeble
  3. weak

Inflection

Inflection of spag
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular spag spagere spagest2
indefinite neuter singular spagt spagere spagest2
plural spage spagere spagest2
definite attributive1 spage spagere spageste

1 When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2 The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

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Derived terms

References

Volapük

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [spaɡ]

Noun

spag (nominative plural spags)

  1. spark

Declension

Declension of spag
singular plural
nominative spag spags
genitive spaga spagas
dative spage spages
accusative spagi spagis
vocative 1 o spag! o spags!
predicative 2 spagu spagus

1 status as a case is disputed
2 in later, non-classical Volapük only

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