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spec noun- an operational specification; a detailed description of something UK, 1956
- “[G]rade out”–the proportion of a consignment [of fruit] that has to be junked because it doesn’t meet the spec[.] — The Guardian, 29 May 2004
- a position, a view-point UK
Probably abbreviated from “spectate”. - Halfway through the set Wheezer abandoned his usual spec by the mixing desk[.] — Kevin Sampson, Powder, p. 351, 1999
- a pair of eye-glasses BAHAMAS
- — John A. Holm, Dictionary of Bahamian English, p. 191, 1982
▶ on spec on the off chance; speculatively UK, 1832- [S]ometimes they’ll go into a likely-looking gaff on spec, so long as they are sure the owners are stinking rich. — Charles Raven, Underworld Nights, p. 11, 1956
- [W]e was having to go through a period of going out on spec, which to be honest, I fucking hate. — Danny King, The Burglar Diaries, p. 80, 2001
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