spidey

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/ˈspaɪdi/

noun

A spider.

Less commonScrabble 12

Meanings

spidey1

nounspidey (plural spideys)

plural spideys

  1. childishA spider.

Spidey2

proper noun
  1. slangThe fictional superhero Spider-Man.

    Only Spider-Man's spidey powers can get us out of this!

    1983 Jan, Boys' Life, volume 73, number 1, page 21
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    Seven months later he reappeared in his own comic book, The Amazing Spider-Man. In the 16 years since, Spidey (as his fans call him) has become the country's most popular superhero, appearing in 300 daily newspapers.

    1978, Princeton Alumni Weekly, volume 79, page 8

    In the closet Marvin found his sea shell collection, baseball cards, a stack of Spidey comic books, a jar of dead flies he had forgotten about, a paper bag filled with pine cones, and five cans of mud from Lake Washington.

    1981 Oct, Ebony Jr., volume 9, number 4, page 25

    [H]e's also written a Spidey short story (“Arms and the Man” in 1997's Untold Tales of Spider-Man) and a Spidey novel (Down These Mean Streets in 2005).

    2013, Gerry Conway, Leah Wilson, Webslinger: Unauthorized Essays On Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, page 32

Origin

Spidey · proper noun

From spider + -y.

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