spaug

English

Etymology

Irish Gaelic spàg - the paw or limb or claw of an animal, transferred to humans as pejorative or for club-foot

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɔːɡ

Noun

spaug (plural spaugs)

  1. (pejorative) A foot.
    • 1922: Taking off his flat spaugs and the walk. James Joyce, Ulysses

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