spag bol en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
1970s, of uncertain origin, perhaps UK or Australia.
Meanings
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(UK, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial, uncountable, usually) Clipping of spaghetti bolognese.
alt of spaghetti bolognese
At the time I started making it, it didn't seem unusual to me that my spag bol was constituted from the contents of tins and jars—pretty much everything we ate back then was.
2019, Pete Brown, Pie Fidelity: In Defence of British Food, Penguin, →ISBN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| spag bols | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| spag bog | alternative | lexicographic |