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Scad vs Spad - What's the difference?

scad | spad |

As nouns the difference between scad and spad

is that scad is any of several fish, of the family Carangidae, from the western Atlantic while spad is a government adviser, often in a political or media role.

As an initialism SPAD is

signal passed at danger.

As a verb SPAD is

to pass a signal at danger.

scad

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any of several fish, of the family Carangidae, from the western Atlantic.
  • A large number or quantity (usually used in the plural).

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    spad

    English

    Alternative forms

    * SpAd

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A government adviser, often in a political or media role.
  • * 2009 , Ben Wright, Hidden world of the political advisers, BBC:
    • A successful stint as a spad can be a crucial political apprenticeship - as many of the current crop of professional politicians including the Miliband brothers, David Cameron and George Osborne can testify - so long as they stay in the dark.
  • * 2012 , Avoid The Thick of It-style spad appointments, ministers told, The Guardian :
    • The hit BBC sitcom satirising the inner workings of Whitehall and the so-called spads contains "more than a grain of truth", the head of the cross-party public administration select committee has warned.