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spit nails
spit nails
(American & Australian informal) also spit chips/tacks (Australian informal) to speak or behave in a way that shows you are very angry He was spitting nails when he saw what had happened to his car.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Sotirios | | - | Greek |
NjÁLa | | - | Icelandic |
Loki | | LO-kee | Norse Mythology |
Herodes | | - | Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin |
Katya | | KAH-tyah | Russian |
Kyler | | KIE-lər | English (Modern) |