spadgerとは 意味・読み方・使い方

名詞

spadger (複数形 spadgers)

1. (dialectal または colloquial) A sparrow.
   • 1961, Margery Allingham, Three cases for Mr. Campion, p. 82:

     The broadcasting blokes are twittering away like spadgers over there.

   • Roald Dahl, The Swan

     'If you think spadgers is easy,' the father said, 'go get yourself a jenny wren. Jenny wrens is 'alf the size of spadgers and they never sit still for one second. Get yourself a jenny wren before you start shootin' yer mouth off about 'ow clever you is.'

2. (colloquial) A boy.
   • 1970, Donald Harington, Lightning Bug:

     He laughs and says, “My, you sure talk brash, for such a little spadger.”