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spider's ankles

spider's ankles noun: something that is regarded as outstanding.

Noun

the spider's ankles pl (plural only)

  1. (Ireland, plural, plural-only, slang) Something that is regarded as outstanding.

Synonyms of spider's ankles

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Origin of spider's ankles

Origin uncertain; presumably one of the set including cat's pyjamas (which see).

Questions about spider's ankles

What does spider's ankles mean?
Spider's ankles means something that is regarded as outstanding.
What part of speech is spider's ankles?
Spider's ankles is a noun.

Words near spider's ankles in the dictionary

  1. spider wheel
  2. spider wheels
  3. Spider Woman
  4. spider wrap
  5. spider wrench
  6. spider's ankles
  7. spider's web
  8. spider's webs
  9. spider-catcher
  10. spider-catchers
  11. spider-crawl

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