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spits tacks

spits tacks is the third-person singular simple present indicative of spit tacks.

Meaning of spit tacks

Verb

spit tacks (third-person singular simple present spits tacks, present participle spitting tacks, simple past and past participle spat tacks or spit tacks)

  1. (Australia, New Zealand, intransitive, slang) To be extremely angry.

Questions about spits tacks

What is spits tacks the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Spits tacks is the third-person singular simple present indicative of spit tacks.

Words near spits tacks in the dictionary

  1. spits nails
  2. spits of land
  3. spits on
  4. spits out
  5. spits straight facts
  6. spits tacks
  7. spits the dummy
  8. spits up
  9. Spitsbergen
  10. spitsful
  11. spitshine

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