spaug

S1P3A1U1G2
/spɔːɡ/

noun

A foot.

OriginIrish spág →
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Meanings

nounspaug (plural spaugs)

plural spaugs

  1. derogatoryanatomyA foot.

    Taking off his flat spaugs and the walk.

    1922, James Joyce, Ulysses

Origin

  1. Irishspág“the paw, limb or claw of an animal”
  2. Englishspaug

From Irish spág (“the paw, limb or claw of an animal”), transferred to humans as pejorative or for club-foot.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with spaug

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Cite this entry
APA

spaug. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spaug

MLA

“spaug.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spaug. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spaug,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spaug.

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