sprauncyadj.

/ˈsprɔːn(t)si/

Forms: Also sprauntsy, sproncy.

Etymology: Of uncertain origin: perhaps related to dialect sprouncey cheerful ( Eng. Dial. Dict.).

slang.

Smart or showy in appearance or sound of voice.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > fashionableness > [adjective] > smart

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groovy1937

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gussy1940

criss1954

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sprauncy1957

James Bondish1966

James Bond1967

schmick1972

designer1978

atas1993

as fine as fivepence-

1957 L. P. Hartley Hireling xi. 90 She's bought new sprauncy clothes for the children.

1959 H. Hobson Mission House Murder viii. 57 That sprauncy Girton voice of hers.

1969 Guardian 4 Feb. 7/2 The ‘sprauntsy’ (showy) antique dealers.

1971 G. Ewart Gavin Ewart Show i. 21 Two sprauncy birds inhibit the parkway.

1976 ‘P. B. Yuill’ Hazell & Menacing Jester xiii. 142 They pay sixty grand to live in a sproncy little street like this.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	sprauncy
释义	sprauncyadj. /ˈsprɔːn(t)si/ Forms: Also sprauntsy, sproncy. Etymology: Of uncertain origin: perhaps related to dialect sprouncey cheerful ( Eng. Dial. Dict.). slang. Smart or showy in appearance or sound of voice. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > fashionableness > [adjective] > smart gallantc1420 galliard1513 fine1526 trickly1580 pink1598 genteel1601 sparkful1605 sparkish1657 jaunty1662 spankinga1666 shanty1685 trig1725 smartish1738 distinguished1748 nobby1788 dashing1801 vaudy1805 swell1810 distingué1813 dashy1822 nutty1823 chic1832 slicked1836 flash1838 rakish1840 spiffy1853 smart1860 sassy1861 classy1870 spiffing1872 toffish1873 tony1877 swish1879 hep1899 toffy1901 hip1904 toppy1905 in1906 floozy1911 swank1913 jazz1917 ritzy1919 smooth1920 snappy1925 snazzy1931 groovy1937 what ho1937 gussy1940 criss1954 high camp1954 sprauncy1957 James Bondish1966 James Bond1967 schmick1972 designer1978 atas1993 as fine as fivepence- 1957 L. P. Hartley Hireling xi. 90 She's bought new sprauncy clothes for the children. 1959 H. Hobson Mission House Murder viii. 57 That sprauncy Girton voice of hers. 1969 Guardian 4 Feb. 7/2 The ‘sprauntsy’ (showy) antique dealers. 1971 G. Ewart Gavin Ewart Show i. 21 Two sprauncy birds inhibit the parkway. 1976 ‘P. B. Yuill’ Hazell & Menacing Jester xiii. 142 They pay sixty grand to live in a sproncy little street like this. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.1957
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