July 04 2011

Word of the Week: Spalpeen

SPALPEEN (spawl-PEEN) – scoundrel; mischievous child [From Gaelic spailpin, a seasonal labourer.] Those blighted spalpeens built me hayricks hollow!

Comments

LR — 04 July at 12:57AM

Brat's naughty plans to piddle inside (8)

RM — 04 July at 06:55AM

Scoundrel's penpals confused about modern type of mail.

or,

Scoundrel's penpals confused about vowel in letters.

SK — 04 July at 07:45AM

Springsteen hit the road, plugging record for Bad Boy

SK — 04 July at 07:46AM

Probably reads beeter as-

Springsteen hit the road, plugging album for Bad Boy

RK — 04 July at 08:44AM

Mate in bad temper after losing 50 to scoundrel

RK — 04 July at 08:52AM

Gillard's party enveloped by spite after left removed blackguard

Sam — 04 July at 10:33AM

Backed joint bank courses covering coin fraud

SK — 04 July at 04:56PM

@Sam, I get the "nee" (BTW nice use of "bank"), but not seeing "courses covering coin"...though it might just be my fried brain after a great weekend. Please explain?

Also, I might tweak my earlier go as I'm not sure "hit" equals "remove" in Wordplayland-

Springsteen quit the road to plug album for "Bad Boy" label

Criseyde — 04 July at 04:56PM

Older unruly child gets hot water anger punishment but not the pole.

Criseyde — 04 July at 05:36PM

Irish delinquent formerly seen around part of Bugmouth.

Criseyde — 04 July at 06:01PM

Spleen vented by a quiet young Irish scoundrel.

SK — 04 July at 08:47PM

Thanks SK, that cryptic alphabet is handy :)

I was thinking courses would be laps, reversed with the (k)nee, and then the whole covering p (coin, a penny) - perhaps doesn't work as well in Aus? Can you use terms like that generally, or should there be 'for example' thrown in?

I like your new version, it took me a while in the older one to delete the 'st' - great surface sense too.

Sam — 04 July at 08:48PM

Sorry, that was me above, replying to SK!

SK — 05 July at 07:18AM

Thanks Sam....was looking for a word that "covered" the "d", rather than both words applying. Like I said, my brain was still in weekend mode. So much so that I have absolutely no recollection of posting at 8:47 last night ;)

RK — 05 July at 04:10PM

Naughty child starts screaming each night eating stewed apple

Criseyde — 07 July at 09:22AM

Juvenile delinquent backward from birth touches up the angels.

Juvenile delinquent breech born feels angelic place on head.

Criseyde — 07 July at 08:25PM

Miscreant laps neeps.

Itinerant Gaelic veggie's on the backburner after courses served up.

Criseyde — 07 July at 08:53PM

Correction:
Miscreant laps neep!?