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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 |
| Aida | | ah-EE-də (English) | Arabic, Literature |
| Marya | | - | Russian |
| Thorburn | | THAWR-bərn | English (Rare) |
| Haifa | | - | Arabic |
| Pacey | | PAY-see | English (Rare) |
| Cecil | | ['sesl] | |