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    [Adjective]  | "spar*ing" | \ ˈsper-iŋ \


    1: marked by or practicing careful restraint (as in the use of resources)

    2: meager, bare


    Origin: 14th century ;

    [Verb]  | "spare" 


    1: to forbear to destroy, punish, or harm

    2: to refrain from attacking or reprimanding with necessary or salutary severity

    3: to relieve of the necessity of doing or undergoing something


    Origin: before 12th century ;

     Middle English, from Old English sparian; akin to Old High German sparōn to spare, Old English spær, adjective, scant;

    [Adjective]  | "sparing" 


    1: careful in the management of money or resources;


      * e.g., " ... a sparing couple who are trying to save up enough for a house "





    2: giving or sharing as little as possible;


      * e.g., " ... a government agency that has always been sparing of public information "





    3: less plentiful than what is normal, necessary, or desirable;


      * e.g., " ... unfortunately, the explanation of the health insurance plan was somewhat sparing on details "





    [Verb]  | "sparing" 


    1: to use or give out in stingy amounts;


      * e.g., " ... I'll have a banana split—and don't spare the whipped cream "





    2: to avoid unnecessary waste or expense;


      * e.g., " ... she had grown up during the Great Depression, so she was no stranger to sparing "



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    [Verb]  | "spare" 


    1: to use or give out in stingy amounts;


      * e.g., " ... I'll have a banana split—and don't spare the whipped cream "





    2: to avoid unnecessary waste or expense;


      * e.g., " ... she had grown up during the Great Depression, so she was no stranger to sparing "



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     [ "Spare" ]

    1: The term used to describe a whinging ginger who wants to say whatever they want to create publicity, and the complain about the publicity they create.

      * e.g.,  ... I decided to show my dislike for cheap media by selling my ring piece to any cheap media channel that would listen - further adding to my dislike of cheap media. Thus, the cycle of spare was completed. 

     [ "spare" ]

    1: (v.) term used mainly on stan twitter to refer when you want to achieve a certain account of number (usually a rounded up no.) and you ask others to follow you

      * e.g.,  ... *991 followers* 

     [ "spare" ]

    1: To get angry, go sick, attack etc another person, animal or inanimate object when you lose your temper

      * e.g.,  ... "If he says anything else to me, I'll go fucking spare." 

     [ "spare" ]

    1: A person that serves little to no use to anyone other than them self. (self-worth is also in question however)

      * e.g.,  ... The only perk Coach Squeeky has on his job is riding in a golf cart; thus solidifying his spareness. 

     [ "Spare" ]

    1: lose it, go crazy, switch, go nuts, went nuts and so on...

      * e.g.,  ... Da man went spare on dat next bligger man 

     [ "spare" ]

    1: a term used to describe someone that is rarely seen in their role, either an actor athlete or musician. Can be related in a spare tire in your car. Its always there but its never used.

      * e.g.,  ... Did you hear that new song by Chris Cornell? No, that guy is a spare 

     [ "Spare" ]

    1: Spare (n.) Pertaining to the line of succession in a monarchy. The sibling of a future monarch; bitter backbencher who resents having to work for a living; shirks his duties to the public while demanding that the taxpayer support his lavish lifestyle; insists on using his birthright titles in a foreign country which doesn't recognize said titles; demands privacy from the great unwashed, but signs lucrative contracts with Hollywood brass; monetizes events that are over a quarter of a century old; Emotionally and intellectually stunted. History will remember him as a sad, bleak, self aggrandizing man, or alternatively, as a middling influencer shilling nutritional supplements.

      * e.g.,  ... The Duke of Irrelevance is a Spare—his Brother is a future King. 

     [ "spare" ]

    1: Word used to describe any extra unit of hardware, method of transportation, object or intangible concept that cannot reach its maximum potential, mainly as a result of the original being stolen or fiddled with. Occasionally, the spare might have been the one that was stolen by mistake. Often used in a context to convey disbelief that the use of the spare was suggested in the first place.

      * e.g.,  ... Guy 1: "Hey, let me use that computer." 

     [ "Spare" ]

    1: Spare (n.) Pertaining to the line of succession in a monarchy. The sibling of a future monarch; bitter backbencher who resents having to work for a living; shirks his duties to the public while demanding that the taxpayer support his lavish lifestyle; insists on using his birthright titles in a foreign country which doesn't recognize said titles; demands privacy from the great unwashed, but signs lucrative contracts with Hollywood brass; monetizes events that are over a quarter of a century old; Emotionally and intellectually stunted. History will remember him as a sad, bleak, self aggrandizing man, or alternatively, as a middling influencer shilling nutritional supplements.

      * e.g.,  ... The Duke of Irrelevance is a spare—his Brother is a future King. 

     [ "spare" ]

    1: used by netphorians

      * e.g.,  ... "Volunteering at the zoo sounds pretty spare to me." 


     [ "spare" ]

    2: "to be lame"

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