sprung en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /spɹʊŋɡ/ (Midlands, Northern-England) without the NG-coalescence
- (Australia) audio
- /spɹʌŋ/
- /spɹʊŋ/ (Midlands, Northern-England)
- (UK) audio
Meanings
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Fitted or cushioned with springs.
a sprung mattress
the sprung weight of a vehicle
Near-synonym: spring-loaded
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(of a spring or other springy object) Worn out such that the springiness has dissipated.
My old money clip was sprung, so I replaced it.
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(qualifier:African-American Vernacular, slang) Utterly infatuated with someone; completely taken over by romantic interest; originally and literally, having a penile erection.
My lips like sugar. / This candy got you sprung.
2009, “Sugar”, in Flo Rida et al. (music), R.O.O.T.S.:I like big butts and I cannot lie. / You other brothers can’t deny / that when a girl walks in / with a itty bitty waist / and a round thing in your face you get sprung.
1992, “Baby Got Back”, in Sir Mix-a-Lot (music), Mack Daddy:[…] / ’Cause your love got the best of me, / And baby, you’re making a fool of me. / You got me sprung and I don’t care who sees, / ’Cause baby, you got me so crazy.
2003, “Crazy In Love”, in Beyoncé et al. (music), Dangerously in Love:Hands on me, wanna feel my denim Is it bad that I might just let him Got him sprung by the way I fit 'em
2025, “Denim”, in Kylie Cantrall et al. (music), B.O.Y.:’Cause I’m sprung over you / And ain’t nothin’ I can do / […] / Thoughts of you fill my head / […]
2005, “Sprung”, in Mariah Carey et al. (music), The Emancipation of Mimi, bonus track in some editions:
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(Australia, slang) Caught doing something illegal or against the rules.
`Sprung!' cried Jeff Basin, the local dubbo.
1979, Gabrielle Carey, Kathy Lette, Puberty Blues, page 46:
- (dated, slang) drunk.
- (obsolete, of a spar) cracked or strained.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most sprung | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more sprung | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
Relateds
boing (infatuation)
Synonyms
splintered · drunk (drunk) · crazed (cracked or strained) · red-handed (caught doing something illegal) · taken · smitten (infatuated) · caught with a hand in the cookie jar (caught doing something illegal) · spring-loaded
Translations (10)
pl sprężynowy (Fitted or cushioned with springs) · pl napalony (Utterly infatuated with someone) · pl rozciągnięty (Worn out such that the springiness has dissipated) · pl resorowany (Fitted or cushioned with springs) · pl przyłapany (Caught doing something against the rules) · de erwischt (Caught doing something against the rules) · pl zabujany (Utterly infatuated with someone) · de hoffnungslos verknallt (Utterly infatuated with someone) · pl wyrobiony (Worn out such that the springiness has dissipated) · es con resorte (s) (Fitted or cushioned with springs)