spag
1/ (spæɡ) /
verb spags, spagging or spagged
(tr) South Wales dialect (of a cat) to scratch (a person) with the claws
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What does "scattergood" mean?
a person who acts as though he or she knows everything and who dismisses the opinions, comments, or suggestions of others.
a person who spends possessions or money extravagantly or wastefully; spendthrift.
a well-intentioned but naive and often ineffectual social or political reformer.
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of uncertain origin
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British Dictionary definitions for spag (2 of 2)
spag2
/ (spæɡ) /
noun
Australian offensive, slang an Italian
Word Origin for spag
from spaghetti
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