spalpeen

spal·peen

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [spal-peen, spal-peen]
- /spælˈpin, ˈspæl pin/
- /spæl.ˈpiːn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [spal-peen, spal-peen]
- /spælˈpin, ˈspæl pin/

Definitions of spalpeen word

noun spalpeen a lad or boy. 1
noun spalpeen a rascal; scamp. 1
noun spalpeen an itinerant seasonal labourer 0
noun spalpeen a rascal or layabout 0
noun spalpeen a scamp or rascal 0

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Origin of spalpeen

First appearance:

before 1770

One of the 46% newest English words

1770-80; < Irish spailpín seasonal hired laborer, rude person, scamp, equivalent to spailp spell, bout, turn + -ín noun suffix

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Parts of speech for Spalpeen

noun

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adverb

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determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Spalpeen

spalpeen popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

spalpeen usage trend in Literature

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