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    sprauncy
    /ˈsprɔːnsi/

    adjective

    • 1. smart or showy in appearance: informal British "a sprauncy little street"

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  2. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSPRAUNCY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Definition of 'sprauncy' sprauncy in British English. (ˈsprɔːnsɪ ) adjective Word forms: -cier, -ciest. English old-fashioned, slang. smart or showy in appearance. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Examples of 'sprauncy' in a sentence. sprauncy.

  3. www.thefreedictionary.com › sprauncySprauncy - definition of sprauncy by The Free Dictionary

    Define sprauncy. sprauncy synonyms, sprauncy pronunciation, sprauncy translation, English dictionary definition of sprauncy. adj , -cier or -ciest smart or showy in appearance Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991,...

  4. english.stackexchange.com › questions › 26122etymology - Origin of the word "spraunce" - English Language &...

    Green's Dictionary of Slang has sprauncy as "smart or showy in appearance or sound of voice". The earliest usage cited is 1957. It suggests sprauncy is derived from sprouncey , meaning cheerful (I can't find that online either).

  5. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › sprauncysprauncy - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    sprauncy ( comparative sprauncier, superlative spraunciest) smart and showy. Categories: English lemmas. English adjectives.

  6. www.thejc.com › judaism › jewish-wordsSprauncy - The Jewish Chronicle

    Sprauncy (pronounced "shprauncy") is one of those unusual Jewish words that appears to be a genuinely original invention of British Jews. American Jews have never heard...

  7. www.oed.com › dictionary › sprauncy_adjsprauncy, adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    The earliest known use of the adjective sprauncy is in the 1950s. OED's earliest evidence for sprauncy is from 1957, in the writing of L. P. Hartley, novelist and essayist. sprauncy is of uncertain origin.

  8. www.yourdictionary.com › sprauncySprauncy Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Sprauncy definition: <a>Smart</a> and <a>showy.</a>.

  9. www.oxfordreference.com › view › 10Sprauncy - Oxford Reference

    Feb 24, 2022 · adjective (sprauncier spraunciest) Brit. colloq. smart or showy.

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  11. www.definitions.net › definition › sprauncyWhat does sprauncy mean? - Definitions.net

    Definition of sprauncy in the Definitions.net dictionary. Meaning of sprauncy. Information and translations of sprauncy in the most comprehensive dictionary definitions resource on the web.