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spag

1 British  
/ spæɡ /

verb

  1. dialect (tr) (of a cat) to scratch (a person) with the claws

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

spag 2 British  
/ spæɡ /

noun

  1. offensive an Italian

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of spag1

of uncertain origin

Origin of spag2

from spaghetti

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"Everyone wants to save money, everyone spends too much on food shopping and wastes too much food, no-one knows what to cook… everyone makes the same old spag bol, sausage and mash pie every week."

From BBC Jan. 19, 2024

While the recipe may have evolved, in 2012, Meat and Livestock Australia reported that 38% of Australian homes ate "spag bol" at least once a week.

From Salon Mar. 15, 2023

Sainsbury’s “little twists” advertising campaign, which suggested adding instant coffee to spag bol and soy sauce to tomato and basil penne, remains a gastronomic crime.

From The Guardian Mar. 8, 2017

It's been on restaurant menus for decades, traditionally partnered with spag bol and washed down with Chianti poured from a raffia-bedecked bottle.

From BBC Mar. 16, 2010

Up to your neck in Wiggles merchandise and spag bol...

From Time Magazine Archive

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