Spitless

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Without spit or spitting. not-comparable

    "Black tracks on the magneto, a hairline crack in the flywheel casing, pitted points or a spitless exhaust — all are clues to potential conkouts"

  2. 2
    Greatly frightened. euphemistic, not-comparable

Example

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"Black tracks on the magneto, a hairline crack in the flywheel casing, pitted points or a spitless exhaust — all are clues to potential conkouts"

Etymology

Etymology 1

From spit + -less.

Etymology 2

From shitless.

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