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spin
noun- a tactical, revisionist interpretation of an event for public consumption US, 1986
Although the term came to the forefront during the Reagan presidency, it is an ancient practice that was simply taken to new heights by Reagan’s handlers. - — American Speech, Fall 1988
- an excursion in a car UK, 1907
Originally applied to horse training, meaning “a run of some duration”, then to a bicycle ride, and now the present sense. - I went outside to breathe some cold air and wake up, but figured I’d go for a spin in the auto. — James Simon Kunen, The Strawberry Statement, p. 89, 1968
- “You want to take a spin in this little beauty? I’ll take you around the block,” Doohan said with considerably less enthusiasm. — Robert Campbell, Juice, p. 123, 1988
- You guys want to go for a spin? — Dazed and Confused, 1993
- a period of time considered in terms of how you fared during it; an experience; a time of it AUSTRALIA, 1917
- Anyway, I’d had a bit of a rough spin over here before, so I reckoned I’d come over again and give it another burl. — Barry Humphries, The Wonderful World of Barry McKenzie, p. 38, 1968
- five years’ imprisonment AUSTRALIA, 1950
- a five-pound note; the sum of £5 AUSTRALIA, 1941
An abbreviation of SPINNAKER- “Drive around the block for ten minutes to give me a chance to meet you up at the hospital,” directed Pudden. “You’re on a spin.” — John Wynnum, Tar Dust, p. 122, 1962
- — Ned Wallish, The Truth Dictionary of Racing Slang, p. 76, 1989
- a single playing of a song by a radio station US
- Yeah, I know we lost the bullet, spins are down slightly, but that record has legs, man. — Elmore Leonards, Be Cool, p. 106, 1999
- a turn at spinning the coins in the gambling game two-up AUSTRALIA, 1919
- The division of money was complete now and the School was settling down for the next spin. — Kenneth Cook, Wake in Fright, p. 28, 1961
- a Separation Program Number US
The numbers corresponded to several hundred reasons for discharge from the service. Also known as “spin number”. - Depending on command whim and caprice, a soldier could also get an even more impairing general discharge with similar “spins” for the same things. — Myra MacPherson, Long Time Passing, p. 679, 1984
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