Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spursy

/ˈspɜːzi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: spursy
IPA: /ˈspɜːzi/

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a promising team, but losing in an embarrassing way.

British usage; Humorous; Informal

adj

British usage; Humorous; Informal

Example Sentences

"In the 1978-79 season, Chelsea, who had come up the year before, finished dead last in the first division and were relegated again. But no worries, I still had my Robins in the top flight. But then they did something more Spursy than anything the Spurs could ever dream of. They were relegated in successive seasons between 1980 and 1982[…]"
"Rice has a solid tournament for England. He is excellent in the quarter-final against France, until it all goes a bit Spursy for Harry Kane who uncharacteristically misses a penalty in the 2-1 defeat."
"Then came the hammer blow as Pennant stated: "England are Spursy.""

Etymology

From Spurs + -y. Tottenham Hotspur typically finish near the top of the Premier League but have won few trophies in recent years.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈspɜːzi/

Usage

Inflected Forms

more Spursy (comparative) most Spursy (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce spursy?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈspɜːzi/.
What does spursy mean?: Having a promising team, but losing in an embarrassing way.
Where does spursy come from?: From Spurs + -y. Tottenham Hotspur typically finish near the top of the Premier League but have won few trophies in recent years.

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