Spursy
UK/ˈspɜːzi/
Spursy adjective: having a promising team, but losing in an embarrassing way.
Adjective
Spursy (comparative more Spursy, superlative most Spursy)
- Having a promising team, but losing in an embarrassing way.
- In the 1978-79 season, Chelsea, who had come up the year before, finished dead last in the first division and were relegated again. But no worries, I still had my Robins in the top flight. But then they did something more Spursy than anything the Spurs could ever dream of. They were relegated in...2018 May 15, Roger Bennett, Michael Davies, Men in Blazers Present Encyclopedia Blazertannica: A Suboptimal Guide to Soccer, America's "Sport of the Future" Since 1972, Knopf, →ISBN, page 27
- Rice has a solid tournament for England. He is excellent in the quarter-final against France, until it all goes a bit Spursy for Harry Kane who uncharacteristically misses a penalty in the 2-1 defeat.2024 January 30, Pete May, Massive: The Miracle of Prague, Biteback Publishing, →ISBN
- Unpredictable.
Examples of Spursy in a sentence
- But then they did something more Spursy than anything the Spurs could ever dream of.2018 May 15, Roger Bennett, Michael Davies, Men in Blazers Present Encyclopedia Blazertannica: A Suboptimal Guide to Soccer, America's...
- Then came the hammer blow as Pennant stated: "England are Spursy."2024 March 26, Joe Brophy, quoting Jermaine Pennant, “Gareth Southgate’s record and ‘Spursy’ England worry me – we may have to play Italy...
Forms of Spursy
| comparative | more Spursy |
|---|---|
| superlative | most Spursy |
Origin of Spursy
From Spurs + -y. Tottenham Hotspur typically finish near the top of the Premier League but have won few trophies in recent years.
Words that rhyme with Spursy
Questions about Spursy
- What does Spursy mean?
- Spursy means having a promising team, but losing in an embarrassing way.
- How do you use Spursy in a sentence?
- But then they did something more Spursy than anything the Spurs could ever dream of.
- What part of speech is Spursy?
- Spursy is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce Spursy?
- Spursy is pronounced /ˈspɜːzi/ (UK).
Words near Spursy in the dictionary
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