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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

Example Sentences

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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

Perhaps these pieces are like a good spag bol – the sartorial equivalent of comfort eating.

From The Guardian • Jun. 17, 2020

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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