spex
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Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
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, […]
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From spektakel. Attested since 1861.
Noun edit
spex n
- a form of parodical (amateur) theater act (often with a historical theme and singing acts), usually performed by university students
- (figuratively) something reminiscent of a spex, e.g. a light-hearted performance or (involuntary) absurdity
Declension edit
| Declension of spex | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | spex | spexet | spex | spexen |
| Genitive | spex | spexets | spex | spexens |