spalpeen
[ spal-peen, spal-peen ]
/ spælˈpin, ˈspæl pin /
noun Irish English.
a lad or boy.
a rascal; scamp.
Origin of spalpeen
1770–80; < Irish
spailpín seasonal hired laborer, rude person, scamp, equivalent to
spailp spell, bout, turn +
-ín noun suffix
Words nearby spalpeen
spalding,
spall,
spallanzani,
spallation,
spallation product,
spalpeen,
spam,
spambot,
spammie,
spamming,
span
Example sentences from the Web for spalpeen
British Dictionary definitions for spalpeen
spalpeen
/ (ˈspælpiːn) /
noun Irish
an itinerant seasonal labourer
a rascal or layabout
Word Origin for spalpeen
C18: from Irish Gaelic
spailpín itinerant labourer