Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spandy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: spandy
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Neat, fine, very good.

Archaic; Colloquial

adv

Entirely, nicely, very.

Archaic; Colloquial

Example Sentences

"My silk stockings and two pairs of spandy gloves are my comfort. You are a dear, to lend me yours, Jo"
"O, poor dandy, once so spandy, Golden dancer on the lea! Older growing, white hair flowing, Bald head dandy now is he."
"I have heard of a ghost that always came in a new coat, smartly buttoned up, and a spandy clean dickey."
"O, I forgot, the woman was wicked and she made her little girls sit in the parlor, all dressed up spandy clean, and she made Cindrilla sit in the coal-hod."
"“It means always celebrating New Year with new things – every single Tilley person.” “Spandy new,” offered Jeffery, helpfully. “The newest ever.”"

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps a variant of spander-new, or from spick-and-span, both attested from the 17th century, while spandy clean appears in 1838 (see quotations below). Both spander-new and spick-and-span come from earlier span-new, which is attested from c. 1300.

Usage

Questions

What does spandy mean?: Neat, fine, very good.
Where does spandy come from?: Uncertain. Perhaps a variant of spander-new, or from spick-and-span, both attested from the 17th century, while spandy clean appears in 1838 (see quotations below). Both spander-new and spick-and-span come from earlier span-new, which is attested from c. 1300.

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