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Definition of spalpeen in English: spalpeennoun spalˈpiːnspalˈpēn Irish A rascal. Example sentencesExamples - What are you gazing at, you set of spalpeens.
- The two spalpeens laughed and dodged through traffic to the opposite side of the narrow street.
- The spalpeen attempted to resist the officers of the law, and we clubbed him over the head a bit.
- In the later 19th century spalpeens were most commonly employed as potato diggers.
Synonyms rascal, monkey, devil, imp, rogue, wretch, mischief-maker, troublemaker, prankster
Origin Late 18th century (denoting a migratory farm worker): from Irish spailpín, of unknown origin. Definition of spalpeen in US English: spalpeennounspalˈpēn Irish A rascal. Example sentencesExamples - The two spalpeens laughed and dodged through traffic to the opposite side of the narrow street.
- The spalpeen attempted to resist the officers of the law, and we clubbed him over the head a bit.
- In the later 19th century spalpeens were most commonly employed as potato diggers.
- What are you gazing at, you set of spalpeens.
Synonyms rascal, monkey, devil, imp, rogue, wretch, mischief-maker, troublemaker, prankster
Origin Late 18th century (denoting a migratory farm worker): from Irish spailpín, of unknown origin. |