spooty

adj. bad, crappy. Also n., something that is bad or crappy. Subjects: English, Derogatory, Slang

Editorial Note: The use of spooty in the first citation is probably a typographical error for spotty, meaning “pimply.” Etymological Note: Probably popularized by the animated cartoon The Angry Beavers, which first aired in the United States in 1997 on the Nickelodeon cable network. On the show the word spoot is used in a variety of ways, especially as an exclamation of dislike, disappointment, or other negative feelings.

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Citations: [1994 [Sir Robyn Blaber)] Usenet: rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5 (May 13) “Re: Trekkers and Babylon 5”: I’ve seen losers on the net before, and I think I’m lookin at one right now. If you wanna flame B5 to your spooty-bottomed runny-nosed Trekkie friends, do it on a Trek group.] [1996 [Rachel Green] Usenet: alt.games.final-fantasy (Sept.3) “Re: Okay, everyone, read it! It’s the ‘Goofy Contest’”: What’s a spooty? A) something in the Simcity 2000 Urban Renewal Kit that is mentioned in the Mac credits B) What I call my dog C) a slang word for an outhouse.] 1997 Usenet: alt.tv.space-cases (June 7) “Re: Spung at Heart—Review”: Hey, can I have one where I slap Harlan Band across the face? That spooty earth-eediot. 2003 Eric McHugh Patriot Ledger (Quincy, Mass.) (May 31) “Rams’ cast was perfect for HBO” p. 49: Peyton Manning and Mike Vanderjagt hold dueling news conferences every day in which they call each other names like “spooty head” and “Eli’s less-talented brother.” *2003 [Nat] (Nai-L Simports) (Aug. 24): They both feel that monotheistic religion is spooty and a tad overrated and thus I was raised Buddhist for the most part. 2003 [Seben] The place that’s left when your heart gets ripped out (Walla Walla, Wash.) (Nov. 11) “Blearg”: Finished the quest for sheep skins and it gives me a pair of spooty gloves i can’t use. 2004 [Harriet] Fan-Fugu-Tastic (Dec. 23) “Beating the christmas rush”: I was feeling exceptionally spooty yesterday with sinus and hayfevery ickiness. 2005 [Indira (ze_manx_mouse)] Go and tell the king that the sky is falling in! (New South Wales, Australia) (Oct. 7): My keyboard has just died on me. I’m using the spooty On Screen one instead and pressing the characters with my mouse, which is why it’s taking me forever to type/click this post. 2005 [Johnny C. Storm (Emily)] @ Belmond, Iowa Flickr (Dec.15) “DSC01860”: Here’s the Porsche getting uncovered from the spooty winter weather! 2005 Troy McQuillen Aberdeen News (S.D.) (Dec. 21) “AberTap water: It will make you sexy”: So Aberdeen water has spooty in it. Spooty, turbidity, who cares? I don’t know what either word means and I’m not too bent out of shape about it.

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