Meanings
adjectivespeshul (comparative more speshul, superlative most speshul)
comparative more speshul · superlative most speshul
- dialectalhumorousnonstandardsometimesspecial
Theyve put me on the speshul detail. The speshul detail, Mable, is a bunch of fellos what knows more than any one else in the camp.
2005, Lieutenant Edward Streeter, That's Me All Over Mable1 more example
My brother works on the Telegraph; he's a compositor and he'd give me the first pull of any speshul stuff and I could bring it to you.
1991, Frank Harris, John F Gallagher, My Life and Loves
Origin
Eye dialect spelling of special.
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APA
speshul. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/speshul
MLA
“speshul.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/speshul. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “speshul,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/speshul.
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