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spadish

adj
/ˈspeɪdɪʃ/

Etymology

From spade + -ish, in reference to the phrase call a spade a spade.

  1. inherited from *spadô✻
  2. inherited from spada
  3. inherited from spade
  4. suffixed as spadish — “spade + ish”

Definitions

  1. Speaking plainly, without euphemism or diplomacy.

    • My friend was very spadish when he said, "Dude, just dump her."

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for spadish. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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