spawny
adj.— «They qualified for the semis by kicking Maradona off the pitch (so when he retaliated he got sent off) and a spawny Rossi hatrick based on defensive errors by Brazil when Italy were getting pissed on.» —“Re: Bring back the attraCtiveness in World Cup” by Jeremy Pitt Usenet: rec.sport.soccer Feb. 7, 1992. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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