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spag

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See also: SPAG, spág, and spąg

English

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Etymology

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

Noun

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spag (uncountable)

  1. (informal) Clipping of spaghetti.
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References

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  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

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Danish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse spakr.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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spag

  1. tame
  2. feeble
  3. weak

Inflection

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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

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Volapük

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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spag (nominative plural spags)

  1. spark

Declension

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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