sprote

See also: šprote

English

Etymology

Originally of German extraction, to be fashionable, made popular during the reign of the King George III of England 1780s.

Adjective

sprote (comparative more sprote, superlative most sprote)

Of dapper attire.

Usage notes

Restricted to the rural areas on the east coast of Scotland.

Anagrams

Presto, Strope, e-sport, eSport, esport, opster, opters, poster, presto, repost, repots, respot, topers, tropes

Dutch

Verb

sprote

(archaic) singular past subjunctive of spruiten

Anagrams

poster, proest, sporte, sproet

Italian

Noun

sprote f

plural of sprota

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