spendy

[Anne Gilbert]

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Subject: spendy


> It's not in the dictionary; but people in Washington State, and Oregon,
and
> Idaho, and Montana, and maybe Minnesota know what "spendy" means =
expensive.
> Examples:
>
>    Faribault County, Minnesota: "I voted for Arne Carlson because he is a
> good businessman and reigned in our spendy legislature for two terms and
> turned up a surplus."
>    Boise, Idaho: "Kempthorne Plan May Be Too Spendy, Some Critics Say."
>    Seattle: "Ferry Ramp Proves Spendy Folly."
>    Portland, Oregon: "Parking Overtime in Portland Gets Spendy."
>
> Is that the right limit of distribution? Anybody speak of "spendy" in the
> south or east?

I don't know about Minnesota, never having been there, but "spendy" is a
perfectly good word out here, as in "I bought this coat, even though I know
it's a spendy item".  It seems to be a relatively recent innovation.  AT
least I've only heard "spendy" used this way recently.
Anne Gilbert