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  • adjective nonstandard, dialect special

Etymologies

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Eye dialect spelling of special.

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Examples

  • Usual I humours Jerry an 'shouts his title speshul, the others bein' called in a bunch.

    Wolfville Nights Alfred Henry Lewis 1885

  • Thar's one old hostile I recalls speshul; he's a fool Injun called Black Feather-Choctaw, he is.

    How The Raven Died 1902, From "Wolfville Nights" Alfred Henry Lewis 1885

  • Thar's one old hostile I recalls speshul; he's a fool Injun called Black Feather; -- Choctaw, he is.

    Wolfville Nights Alfred Henry Lewis 1885

  • I think some people on here are too 'speshul' to realise that there's better boots available than the ones at the QMs and those better boots can last for decades given decent care.

    Army Rumour Service 2010

  • I think some people on here are too 'speshul' to realise that there's better boots available than the ones at the QMs and those better boots can last for decades given decent care.

    Army Rumour Service 2010

  • I think some people on here are too 'speshul' to realise that there's better boots available than the ones at the QMs and those better boots can last for decades given decent care.

    Army Rumour Service 2010

  • The best example of this are the Medics, but there are other niches such as technicians of various types and "speshul" people who perform a number of unique services for which there is an ongoing, but limited requirement.

    Army Rumour Service 2010

  • If I win, or you win, I will put some "speshul" photos on it for you and send it to you.

    Army Rumour Service 2010

  • The best example of this are the Medics, but there are other niches such as technicians of various types and "speshul" people who perform a number of unique services for which there is an ongoing, but limited requirement.

    Army Rumour Service 2010

  • The best example of this are the Medics, but there are other niches such as technicians of various types and "speshul" people who perform a number of unique services for which there is an ongoing, but limited requirement.

    Army Rumour Service 2010

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