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spathic en · ADJ

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σπάθη (spáthē, “any broad blade of metal or wood”). Cognates include spatula.

Meanings

  1. Having good cleavage.
  2. (slang) Having attractive cleavage of the breasts.
    • Didn't the Alfred Bester tribute in one of the Callahan's Bar stories use the old geologist's pun of describing a young woman as "spathic"? 2003 September 26, "Captain Button" (username), "Re: Orogeny, erogeny wasn't Re: Slide rules", in rec.arts.sf.written and sci.geo.geology, Usenet
    • So? Any of you out there wanna demonstrate how spathic you are? 2000 April 7, Alex Jay Berman, “Re: Cleavage”, in misc.writing (Usenet):
    • Stephanie pressed Steve's 25-inch chest (64 cm) into the crevice between her own spathic, hypertrophied milk-producing organs. 1996 April 14, Lingster, “NEW: AMAZON ARTIFACT 7/8 (M/F cs ama. trans.)”, in alt.amazon-women.admirers (Usenet):
    • It only makes up for the lack of spathic content if the tentacles are, ahem, 'Centaurian' in nature. 2005 June 29, David McMillan, “Re: Sea Wasp is not happy with us”, in rec.arts.sf.written (Usenet):

Forms

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more spathic Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most spathic Degree=Sup lexicographic

Deriveds

spathic iron

Translations (2)

fr spathique (Having good cleavage) · pl spatyczny (Having good cleavage)