spaug
English
editEtymology
editFrom Irish spág (“the paw, limb or claw of an animal”), transferred to humans as pejorative or for club-foot.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /spɔːɡ/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -ɔːɡ
Noun
editspaug (plural spaugs)
- (derogatory, anatomy) A foot.
- 1922, James Joyce, Ulysses:
- Taking off his flat spaugs and the walk.
Anagrams
editIcelandic
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editNoun
editspaug n (genitive singular spaugs, no plural)
Declension
editDeclension of spaug | ||
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n-s | singular | |
indefinite | definite | |
nominative | spaug | spaugið |
accusative | spaug | spaugið |
dative | spaugi | spauginu |
genitive | spaugs | spaugsins |
Derived terms
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- Rhymes:Icelandic/øyːɣ
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