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Spacy vs Spay - What's the difference?

spacy | spay |

As an adjective spacy

is {{cx|colloquial|lang=en}} spaced-out.

As a verb spay is

to remove or destroy the ovaries (of an animal) so that it cannot become pregnant.

As a noun spay is

rare spelling of lang=en.

spacy

English

Alternative forms

* spacey

Adjective

(er)
  • spaced-out
  • eccentric
  • having much space
  • :This car is very spacy .
  • of, related to or connected with the extraterrestrial
  • :His latest CD sounds very spacy .

    • spay

    English

    Etymology 1

    From the (etyl) espeier, equivalent to the (etyl) .

    Alternative forms

    * (l) * (l)

    Verb

  • To remove or destroy the ovaries (of an animal) so that it cannot become pregnant.
    • Synonyms
    * castrate, emasculate (for a male) * geld * neuter * sterilize (used for all species and for both genders)

    References

    * “ spay, v.'']” listed in the '' [2nd Ed.; 1989

    Etymology 2

    See spayard.

    Noun

    (en noun)

    • References

    * “ spay]” listed as a variant spelling of “[http://dictionary.oed.com/cgi/entry/50232517 spaya(r)d, spayd]”, listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989

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