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sparklies

noun

Etymology

From sparkly + -s.

  1. inherited from sparkel
  2. suffixed as sparkly — “sparkle + -y”
  3. suffixed as sparklies — “sparkly + s”

Definitions

  1. Things that sparkle

    Things that sparkle; gems.

    • "Fetched us a good haul of sparklies last night, did our young Twist," said the rat.
    • You Can Find: T-shirts, tanks, and sweatshirts; flip-flops; feather boas; hats and caps; beads, pearls, stones, charms, jewels, appliqués, studs, sparklies, and hardware for making your own jewelry […]

  2. A kind of interference pattern on analogue satellite television, caused by a signal that…

    A kind of interference pattern on analogue satellite television, caused by a signal that is either too weak or too strong.

    • Once the C/NR of the incoming satellite signal reaches +2 or more dB above the threshold rating of the receiver, the last few stray sparklies disappear and the video appears to be totally clear.
    • One of the most common troubles with a satellite home unit is sparklies, as shown in Fig. 4.8.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

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

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA