spawn
n.— «Attempts to place Liverpool’s success in some manner of historical context of luck—or “spawn,” to use the vernacular—have been laughable.…There’s two ways of rebutting the appearance of season-wide spawniness.» —“The Near Side—Am I Feeling Lucky?” by Deiseach Shankly Gates (U.K.) July 30, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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