Spidey en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /ˈspaɪdi/
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
From spider + -y.
Meanings
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(slang) The fictional superhero Spider-Man.
Only Spider-Man's spidey powers can get us out of this!
1983 Jan, Boys' Life, volume 73, number 1, page 21:Seven months later he reappeared in his own comic book, The Amazing Spider-Man. In the 16 years since, Spidey (as his fans call him) has become the country's most popular superhero, appearing in 300 daily newspapers.
1978, Princeton Alumni Weekly, volume 79, page 8:[H]e's also written a Spidey short story (“Arms and the Man” in 1997's Untold Tales of Spider-Man) and a Spidey novel (Down These Mean Streets in 2005).
2013, Gerry Conway, Leah Wilson, Webslinger: Unauthorized Essays On Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, page 32:In the closet Marvin found his sea shell collection, baseball cards, a stack of Spidey comic books, a jar of dead flies he had forgotten about, a paper bag filled with pine cones, and five cans of mud from Lake Washington.
1981 Oct, Ebony Jr., volume 9, number 4, page 25: