spenny

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spenny^¹

/ˈspɛni/ US, UK

Rhymes with -ɛni

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Variant of spendy. Possibly influenced by a clipping of expensive.

adjective more spenny · most spenny

Australia, UK, informal Expensive. "Rather a spenny little bundle, I'm afraid," he thought, "but strictly expense account stuff. […]"
Similar: costly, dear, spendy, 5-star, big-ticket, chargeful, cheap at half the price, costful, cost-prohibitive, fancy, dearthful, dispendious

Spenny^²

proper noun

A diminutive of the male given name Spencer.

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@misc{spenny_2026,
  title = {spenny},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/spenny},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}