spog
spog · spogs
A sweetA sweet.
/spɒɡ/
Meaning
2 senses(Yorkshire)A sweet.
A sweet consisting of a disc of jelly, usually aniseed-flavoured, covered in sprinkles.
Origin
From Yorkshire dialect of unclear origin, possibly related to dialectal term spice (“sweetFrom Yorkshire dialect of unclear origin, possibly related to dialectal term spice (“sweets”). More specific sense comes from the Yorkshire-based sweet company Bassett's, who used the term to describe one component of their liquorice allsorts mixture.
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