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English
Pronunciation
Noun
spex
- (colloquial, plural only) Dated form of specs (“spectacles”).
- 1935, Ralph Merrill Barstow, Build a Better Practice, Doctor, page 15:
- If a patient feels that you are trying to sell a pair of spex, he will freeze up on you.
- 1955, The Optometric Weekly and the Optometrist & Optician, page 491:
- If you state flatly that your fee is $5 or $20, they take it for granted that this fee covers everything you must do to "fit a pair of spex." They know that you are an optometrist, that you must have gone to college, […]
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Swedish
Etymology
From spektakel. Attested since 1861.
Noun
spex n
- A form of parodical amateur theater, often with a historical theme and singing acts, usually arranged by university or high school students.
- Jag höll på med spex när jag pluggade.
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- A stageplay (including the overall theater production thereof) in the spex format.
- Jag var med i spexet när jag pluggade.
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- Vill du följa med och se på skolans spex?
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- (figuratively) Something reminiscent of a spex, e.g. a light-hearted performance or absurdity.
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