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Vinony

spa

noun

  1. location where mineral-rich spring water is used to give medicinal baths
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /spɑː/

name

Etymology: The town name is from Walloon espa (“fountain, spring”), which could be from Latin spargere (“to spread, scatter”) or spatium (“free space”).

  1. A city in the province of Liège, Wallonia, Belgium.

noun

Etymology: Shortened form of spastic

  1. An idiot; a gobshite

    “What the fuck was she talking about, he must think she's such a spa.”

    “['...] We'll say it was just the two of us sitting in the shed having a chat.' 'Don't be such a spa. Nobody will believe we were sitting in the shed having a chat.[...']”

  2. A clumsy person (see spastic)

    “— Hit it. He missed. — You're a big spa, I told him.”