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Chris -- 2018-04-11
Spangle and its variants are rarely used, except for the starry banner of course, so I was surprised to find it supplanting spanking in this phrase, although the sense of spanking here is probably even more obscure. (There was a make of boiled sweets called Spangles, which unaccountably disappeared in the 1980s; the colours of the Old English variety were particularly entrancing. Utterly irrelevant of course, but many of us miss them still.)
Yep, it’s up in a brand spangling new ‘Drains’ section.
And just like that, a few months after the closing of St John Hotel, a brand spangling new phoenix rises from the yet-to-settled ashes, and what a fine beautiful bird this turned out to be.
And while other reviews spoke about things becoming worn & taddier, yes, they aren’t brand spangling new, but they appear well cared for.
Hi Folks My brand spangling new KLR 650 was rolled out of my garage by some thieving F**kers the night before last.
The batteries in both basses are brand spangling new and the pedal itself is running off a 9vDC power adapter (which i’ve also crosschecked with other adapters).
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There’s the glitter of the newly-minted in this simbling too.
If a brand sparkling new home appeals, look no further.
She has a new name, a new look, and a brand-sparkling new reputation.
A brand-sparkling-new adaptation of Shakespeare’s whimsical classic about fairies, love potions and talking donkeys.
The locker rooms are brand sparkling new and very clean, in fact the whole place is immaculate.
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The “spanking” part, the OED suggests, might be a dialectical variation of the “span” part of the ancient phrase “span-new,” which seems to mean something like “splinter/chip new.” I’ve never heard the “span-new” phrase, but the “span” part hangs around in “spick and span.”
“Spangling new.” An effective eggcorn.
Last edited by kem (2017-12-23 17:31:31)
Hatching new language, one eggcorn at a time.
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