sparklies

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sparklies

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From sparkly + -s.

noun

informal, plural, plural only Things that sparkle; gems. "Fetched us a good haul of sparklies last night, did our young Twist," said the rat.
plural, plural only A kind of interference pattern on analogue satellite television, caused by a signal that is either too weak or too strong. Once the C/NR of the incoming satellite signal reaches +2 or more dB above the threshold rating of the receiver, the last few stray sparklies disappear and the video appears to be totally clear.

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@misc{sparklies_2026,
  title = {sparklies},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sparklies},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}