spaug

English

Etymology

From Irish spág (“the paw, limb or claw of an animal”), transferred to humans as pejorative or for club-foot.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /spɔːɡ/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ɔːɡ

Noun

spaug (plural spaugs)

1. (derogatory, anatomy) A foot.
   • 1922, James Joyce, Ulysses:

     Taking off his flat spaugs and the walk.

Anagrams

• -pagus, GPUSA, Pugas, gas up, gaups, pagus

Icelandic

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish spøg.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /spøyːɣ/
• Rhymes: -øyːɣ

Noun

spaug n (genitive singular spaugs, no plural)

1. joking, jesting

   Synonyms: skop, gamansemi

Declension

Declension of spaug (sg-only neuter)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	spaug	spaugið
accusative	spaug	spaugið
dative	spaugi	spauginu
genitive	spaugs	spaugsins

Derived terms

• spauga (“to joke, to jest”)
• spaugari (“joker”)