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Eurospy

UK/ˈjʊə.ɹəʊ.spaɪ/

Eurospy noun: a genre of comedic spy film inspired by James Bond and popular in the 1960s, typically about dapper womanizing secret agents in exotic locales.

Noun

Eurospy (countable and uncountable, plural Eurospies)

  1. A genre of comedic spy film inspired by James Bond and popular in the 1960s, typically about dapper womanizing secret agents in exotic locales.
    • His vernacular film framework that he applied to understanding giallos is easily applied to any Italian filone and is extremely fitting for the Italian Eurospies.2014 November 12, Michele Brittany, James Bond and Popular Culture: Essays on the Influence of the Fictional Superspy, McFarland, →ISBN, page 36
    • Russell is most famous in genre circles for his European output in the 1960s, including Antonio Margheriti's Wild, Wild Planet and War of the Planets and the Eurospy adventures Secret of the Sphinx and Target Gold-seven.2015 January 27, David Deal, Television Fright Films of the 1970s, McFarland, →ISBN, page 88

Forms of Eurospy

pluralEurospies

Origin of Eurospy

From Euro- + spy. Most Eurospy films were produced in continental Europe, especially Italy.

Words that rhyme with Eurospy

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Questions about Eurospy

What does Eurospy mean?
Eurospy means a genre of comedic spy film inspired by James Bond and popular in the 1960s, typically about dapper womanizing secret agents in exotic locales.
What part of speech is Eurospy?
Eurospy is a noun.
How do you pronounce Eurospy?
Eurospy is pronounced /ˈjʊə.ɹəʊ.spaɪ/ (UK).
What is the plural of Eurospy?
The plural of Eurospy is Eurospies.

Words near Eurospy in the dictionary

  1. Eurosnob
  2. Eurosnobs
  3. Eurosocialism
  4. Eurospeak
  5. Eurospies
  6. Eurospy
  7. Eurostan
  8. Eurostar
  9. Eurostars
  10. Eurostep
  11. Eurostepped

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