spaug

English

Etymology

Irish Gaelic spàg - the paw or limb or claw of an animal, transferred to humans as pejorative or for club-foot

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔːɡ

Noun

spaug (plural spaugs)

1. (derogatory) A foot.
   • 1922: Taking off his flat spaugs and the walk. — James Joyce, Ulysses

Anagrams

• GPUSA, Pugas, gas up, gaups, pagus

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Icelandic

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish spøg.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /spøyːɣ/
• Rhymes: -øyːɣ

Noun

spaug n (genitive singular spaugs, no plural)

1. joking, jesting

   Synonyms: skop, gamansemi

Derived terms

• spauga (“to joke, to jest”)
• spaugari (“joker”)