spalpeen
[ spal-peen, spal-peen ]
/ spælˈpin, ˈspæl pin /
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noun Irish English.
a lad or boy.
a rascal; scamp.
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Origin of spalpeen
1770–80; <Irish spailpín seasonal hired laborer, rude person, scamp, equivalent to spailp spell, bout, turn + -ín noun suffix
Words nearby spalpeen
Spalding, spall, Spallanzani, spallation, spallation product, spalpeen, Spam, spambot, spammie, spamming, span
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spalpeen
/ (ˈspælpiːn) /
noun Irish
an itinerant seasonal labourer
a rascal or layabout
Word Origin for spalpeen
C18: from Irish Gaelic spailpín itinerant labourer
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