spinny
n.— «So is being a “spinny”—modern parlance for spinsterhood—such a bad thing?» —“The new singletons: Not so young, but free and single” by Liz Hoggard Independent (United Kingdom) Apr. 15, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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