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spade — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • antic noun A piece of foolish, playful or attention-seeking behaviour; usually used in the plural.
  • git noun (British, informal) A stupid, annoying, or contemptible person.
  • spade noun A hand tool with a flat blade and a handle, used for digging.

Senses

spade is used for these senses in English:

  • antic A grotesque performer or clown, buffoon.
  • git (Britain, Ireland, slang, pejorative) A silly, incompetent, stupid, or annoying person (usually a man).
  • spade A garden tool with a handle and a flat blade for digging. Not to be confused with a shovel which is used for moving earth or other materials.

antic — full definition

  1. noun A piece of foolish, playful or attention-seeking behaviour; usually used in the plural.
  2. adjective Grotesque or absurd in an oddly theatrical way.

git — full definition

  1. noun (British, informal) A stupid, annoying, or contemptible person.
  2. intj Used to tell someone or something to go away.

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