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- verb transitive, Scotland, Northern England, rare, said especially of frogs and toads To
strike and cause to fly in the air.
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reesetee commented on the word spanghew
To throw or jerk violently--specifically, to cause to fly into the air, as with a toad or frog.
I'm not kidding. There's actually a *word* for this. Who writes this stuff?
February 23, 2007
chained_bear commented on the word spanghew
There ought to be a list somewhere for words with -ngh- in them.
This is truly weird.
February 23, 2007
reesetee commented on the word spanghew
Say, chained_bear--I think you ought to start one.
February 23, 2007
sionnach commented on the word spanghew
This just sounds like a word that was made up by a couple of bored linguistics grad students on a slow day at the office.
What if I cause my peanut butter and jelly sanghwhich to fly into the air. Is there a special word for that? Does it matter if the PB is smooth or crunchy? What about frog spraints? Or maybe I mean frog frass.
March 26, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word spanghew
Ooh! Ooh! Words for my Excrement list! Oh. They're already there.
Hm. Maybe I *will* make a -ngh- list. But first I have to finish the last 1.5 O'Brian thingies.
March 26, 2008
sionnach commented on the word spanghew
Oh, I just wrote down all the words I could think of for an -ngh- list. Maybe we could do it together, c-b?
March 26, 2008
reesetee commented on the word spanghew
Sionnach, I think you'd have a PB&J spanghwich if you were to cause it to fly into the air.
I do love this word. :-D
March 26, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word spanghew
Oh no, sionnach, by all means. Go ahead. Though that public list feature is a daisy, if you were so inclined.
March 27, 2008
frindley commented on the word spanghew
Spanghew – to cause (esp. a toad or frog) to fly into the air off the end of a stick. (In northern and Scottish use.) Why? Well, all one has to do is imagine the myriad situations in which one might use this word.
(Michael Everson, Ireland)
October 15, 2008
bilby commented on the word spanghew
Right, this goes in my Frogapplause Toolbox.
October 15, 2008
BamboozlePizzazz commented on the word spanghew
This definition seemingly does not mention frogs or toads.
February 9, 2019