spree (sprē)
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Tweet n. 1. A sudden indulgence in or outburst of an activity: a shopping spree; a crime spree. 2. A carefree, lively outing. [Perhaps alteration of Scots spreath, spreagh, cattle stolen in a raid, cattle raid, from Scottish Gaelic sprèidh, cattle, from Middle Irish, ultimately from Latin praeda, booty; see ghend- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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