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spod en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /spɑd/ (General-American)
  • /spɒd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Origin unknown; possibly related to English spud, in the sense of a potato.

Meanings

  1. (Internet) One who uses talkers, an early form of chat room.
  2. (colloquial) One who studies excessively and is disliked by fellow students because of it; a swot.
  3. (colloquial) One who wastes time on nonproductive activities online.
  4. (colloquial) A person of clumsy or awkward appearance.
  5. A container used to distribute a large amount of bait in a single cast.

Forms

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spods Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

spoddy

Synonyms

bait rocket

spod en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /spɑd/ (General-American)
  • /spɒd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Origin unknown; possibly related to English spud, in the sense of a potato.

Meanings

  1. To fish using a spod.

Forms

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spodded Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
spodded Tense=Past lexicographic
spodding Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
spods Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic