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
Indefinte 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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