by toda April 25, 2006
Josiah Spode: 1754-1827. British potter. In 1800 he founded a pottery that became famous for its bone china. A trademark used for a brand of fine china and earthenware.
Also a character in a 'Jeeves and Wooster' (P. G. Wodehouse) episode who was a huge bully of a man riding roughshod over Bertie Wooster's life. Spode however, had a secret; Jeeves found out from his connections at the local manservant's club that Spode designed and sold brassieres. One whisper of the 'brand' and Bertie was out of the woods, so to speak.
Also a character in a 'Jeeves and Wooster' (P. G. Wodehouse) episode who was a huge bully of a man riding roughshod over Bertie Wooster's life. Spode however, had a secret; Jeeves found out from his connections at the local manservant's club that Spode designed and sold brassieres. One whisper of the 'brand' and Bertie was out of the woods, so to speak.
What Alice saw Through my Looking-Glass:
'Twas brillig, and the slithy Spode
Did gyre and gimble in the maid;
All mimsy were the borrowedbowls,
Which the mome raths outgrabed.
"Beware the Jabbersmock, my son!
The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!
Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun
The frumious Bandersnatch!"
'Twas brillig, and the slithy Spode
Did gyre and gimble in the maid;
All mimsy were the borrowedbowls,
Which the mome raths outgrabed.
"Beware the Jabbersmock, my son!
The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!
Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun
The frumious Bandersnatch!"
by Hayseed March 02, 2006
can be used in many forms but generally meaning dork, dumb ass or stupid, just so everyone gets it right the o is long, like in spoke.
as in your a spode, or you look like a spode,
by Sam la barbera March 06, 2007
a person who's life has no meaning. basically he takes up space, contributes nothing to the group at all and is there to mooch anything and everything
by samf June 30, 2006
by KTMNealio December 11, 2003
by Paul Horn August 04, 2003
Noun: Clueless neophyte able to inadvertently stumble into disastrous consequences. Used exclusively in a condescending manner.
by Anonymous April 01, 2003