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up the spout

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Etymology and Origins

  1. Up the Spout

    This expression requires no elucidating. Nevertheless, there was a time when a pawnbroking establishment had not the convenience of a “spout,” and because this was so, the matter-of-fact tradesman earned for himself the endearing title of “My Uncle.” See “Uncle.”

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of up the spout in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of up the spout in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of up the spout in a Sentence

  1. Raphael Warnock:

    Instead of trafficking in division and proudly standing alongside those that spout dangerous rhetoric like Marjorie Taylor Greene, Kelly Loeffler're focused on being a voice for all Georgians.

  2. Spider-Man:

    Green Goblin The itsy bitsy spider climbed up the water spout. Down came the Goblin and took the spider out.

  3. Hillary Clinton:

    You encouraged espionage against our people. You are willing to spout the Russian President Vladimir Putin line, sign up for Russian President Vladimir Putin wish list : break up NATO, do whatever Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to do, you continue to get help from Russian President Vladimir Putin because Russian President Vladimir Putin has a very clear favorite in this race.

  4. Rich Hall, "Sniglets":

    Lactomangulation, n.: Manhandling the "open here" spout on a milk carton so badly that one has to resort to using the "illegal" side.

  5. Ron DeSantis:

    Now, anyone can spout conservative rhetoric. We can sit around and have academic debates about conservative policy, but the question is, when the Klieg lights get hot, when the left comes after you : Will you stay strong or will you fold ?

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