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单词 spoddy
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spoddyadj.

Brit. /ˈspɒdi/, U.S. /ˈspɑdi/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: spod n., -y suffix1.
Etymology: < spod n. + -y suffix1.
British slang (chiefly derogatory).
Having the characteristics of a ‘spod’: typical or suggestive of a ‘spod’.
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1990 Star Trek Quotes (Again!) in rec.arts.startrek (Usenet newsgroup) 2 Nov. All I did was knock up a spoddy access program for it.
1993 J. Trollope Spanish Lover xii. 163 Remember those French boys we had to have at school? They were utterly spoddy.
1995 Radio Times 1 July 18/1 The boys, on the other hand, do look a bit spoddy—a hint of spots, podge and anoraks.
2000 R. Topping Kevin & Perry go Large vi. 55 ‘The beach please please thank you’, said Kevin. The driver nodded—his English patchy but his understanding of spoddy kids out on the pull more than adequate—and drove off.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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