spag

See also: SPAG, spág, and spąg

English

Etymology

UK 1940s,[1] Australia 1960s[2]

Noun

spag (uncountable)

  1. (informal) Clipping of spaghetti.

References
  1. Eric Partridge (2005) “spag”, in Tom Dalzell and Terry Victor, editors, The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, volumes 2 (J–Z), London, New York, N.Y.: Routledge, →ISBN, page 1824.
  2. Jonathon Green (2024) “spag n.2”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang

Anagrams

Volapük

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [spaɡ]

Noun

spag (nominative plural spags)

  1. spark

Declension
declension of spag
singular plural
nominative spag spags
genitive spaga spagas
dative spage spages
accusative spagi spagis
vocative 1 o spag! o spags!
predicative 2 spagu spagus
  • 1 status as a case is disputed
  • 2 in later, non-classical Volapük only
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