TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SPRAUNCY»
The term «sprauncy» is barely ever used and occupies the
207.098 position in our list of most widely used terms in the
English dictionary.
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPRAUNCY»
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sprauncy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
sprauncy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
In a novel about life to-day I read of a young woman whose clothes were
sprauncy. Whether the author had come across or invented the adjective I could
not say. Either way it is a useful addition to the vocabulary of the wardrobes
which have ...
Ivor John Carnegie Brown, 1967
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... SHOPWORN SIGISBEO SOARAWAY SPRAUNCY* STOMODEAI STRAWHAT
SUBDUPLE SUNDROPS SURFSIDE TALLITOTE TENACULA ...
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The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional ...
202, 2000 spraunce verb to lie; to tell a trivial lie UK • — Lenny McLean, The Guv'
nor, 1998 sprauncy adjective ostentatious, showy UK • At the darkest end of the
wardrobe there was this Flash Suit. A real Sprauncy Whistle. — British Journal of
...
Eric Partridge, Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor, 2006
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Feast: Food that Celebrates Life
SPRAUNCY. CHRISTMAS. EVE. SUPPER. FOR. EIGHT. SEASONAL BREEZE
PINKPICANTEPRAWNSTAGLIATAOFBEEF WITHROSEMARY
ANDGARLICPOTATOES SNOWFLECKED BROWNIES This sounds like a lot to
be eating on the ...
Ford's research and development people have been inventing new words
instead. Witness 'sprauncy' in last week's Escort Encore advert. They obviously
couldn't make up their minds between sporty, racy and raunchy, and in their
confusion ...
... a rudimentary brake. sprang n [Weaving] a braiding or plaiting technique in
which the ends of the threads are held in a fixed position and progressive twists
are held in place by temporary rods. sprauncy a [Antiques] used to describe a
flashy, ...
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Oxford Thesaurus of English
... Brit. informal, dated swagger; derogatory chichi; archaic swell; rare sprauncy. 2
Brit. informal her posh accent: upper-class, aristocratic, upmarket, Home
Counties; informal upper-crust, top-drawer; Brit. informal plummy, Sloaney, U.
8
Snake Oil And Other Preoccupations
It's not just the Natural History Museum: all London's great museums have turned
themselves into sprauncy venues for book launches and birthday parties in which
the skeletal remains of the Mesozoic period serve not as memento mori to our ...
Maggie Alderson. out the lines of her long slim limbs. She had a serious pear-
shaped emerald pendant around her hair, the enormous jewel resting on her
forehead. That was her birthday present from Roger, who was looking pretty
sprauncy ...
half was clad in a black roll-neck sweater and a crimson velvet smoking jacket:
very sprauncy, but that jacket, with the scarlet of the Royal Stuart plaid, was an
act of sartorial vandalism. He sat very upright, and Slider thought he would have
...
Cynthia Harrod-Eagles, 2011
7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPRAUNCY»
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sprauncy is used in the context of the following news items.
Ferragamo through the ages
... town," Ferruccio Ferragamo, the CEO and, at 65, the eldest of Salvatore's six children, explains to me a few hours before the sprauncy party in Beverly Hills. «Telegraph.co.uk, Oct 13»
The Lambton dispute: Everything wrong with Britain in one sorry …
This languid honesty, and the fact that the British tend to have a soft spot for a sprauncy member of the aristocracy, earned Lord Lambton a comfortable billet on ... «The Independent, May 13»
NW Jew: This kosher-style trend is hard to swallow
... but no mention is made of the suffering the creature endures during its lifetime, so it's definitely good for a sprauncy simchah, especially when served in typical ... «Jewish Chronicle, Nov 12»
The Crazy Days Of Sadie Frost
At least Sadie's first husband, Gary Kemp of sprauncy eighties supergroup Spandau Ballet, gave the project his full blessing; unfortunately, their ... «The Awl, Nov 12»
UAE vision outdoes the elements
It's a sprauncy life that pampers resident and visitor alike. Little wonder then that expats don't shilly-shally before they come here to a land where life is as right ... «Gulf Today, Sep 12»
Edinburgh Festival: The Fringe is fab, but the city is the real star
... Street, a jazz-based venue where you can see proper musicians performing properly without recourse to sprauncy lighting effects and distracting trickery. «Daily Mail, Jul 10»
The one Ronnie
I've always liked to look a little bit sprauncy." Long may that continue. Ronnie Corbett is the subject of The South Bank Show tomorrow on STV at 10pm. Live. «Scotsman, Oct 08»
