'Spenny'

[Gahr]

I don't know if this belongs here, as it isn't strictly inaccurate, but I hate this term so much! It actually makes me feel anger in a physical way when I see it. Even the revolting 'spendy' is better.

I have no idea what it means?

I quite agree. It just sounds vulgar.

@PistachioTiramisu it means "expensive"

I agree with this so much.

People who use it sound thick as mince.

Just say "expensive".

I agree, I don't like it either. But I also don't like it when people refer to money as 'pennies' as in 'I haven't got any pennies at the moment'.

Yes, it's jarring somehow and not really much shorter than 'expensive' and no shorter at all than 'dear'.

Thanks @FetchezLaVache - I agree that it's yet another horrible term. Where do they all come from?

Why can't people use the correct word for the situation? I also cannot bear it when people say 'convo' for conversation, 'arvo' for afternoon or even 'uni' for university!

To me "expensive" sounds like a too big word for everday chatter, too official and objective.
There is a need for lighter word which half complains and half accepts that something costs.
Good fit for phrases like "it is a bit spenny/spendy, but I love it"

We used to blame Home and Away, Neighbours etc.

Yes we here in Australia have a lot to answer for. It's even worse when we lengthen words like Davo for Dave.

Better than those who say "expenny"

We have a short word for expensive, that word is 'dear'. Also, 'expensive' is not too formal a word for everyday chatter, it is just a word! 'Spenny' sounds revolting.

I've never heard that one, but I don't see why it is worse than 'spenny'. They are all awful.

Also really don’t like it! I know perfectly sensible and nice people who say it, so I won’t judge the people (good of me I know 🤣) but it’s a definite word dislike for me. Spendy is better ish, though paired with “holibobs” and “sleeps”. I’d say pricey or expensive, or “a bit much”.

I always liked when I heard the Australian cricketer Mike Hussey described as a man whose surname would be his nickname if his nickname was his name.

Yeah I hate it!!! It’s so cringe … also another one…. Spends . As in she gave me spends to take on holiday (money) it’s icky

Oh god how I hate it. It was on the Asda Christmas advert and it made me want to stab the stupid grinch bloke that said it.

I don't agree that "expensive" is too big, official or objective.

But everyday alternatives like "dear", "not cheap", "steep", "much", "too much", "overpriced" and others, are much better than "spenny".

Costly also works

It reminds me of "leccy" for electric

Indeed. Also 'pricey', although I suppose that might make people think of Katie Price.

'Pricey' is informal and lightweight enough, isn't it, @ThreeSixtyTwo ?

'Spenny' sounds like you have a speech defect or are too dim to know real words. I can't be doing with it.

Spenny sounds like babytalk .. I just find it amusing 😂
It's funny how visceral our reactions can be to words!

Oh, gross. I've never heard that one! Why do people talk in this moronic, infantile way?

My first thought was that the OP objected to the widely-used abbreviation for "Spennymoor".

Your dislike of "convo" took me on a metaphorical trip to Darlington, or "Darlo", as they say locally.

I first heard "spenny" 20 years ago. It's short for "expensive".

Don't get too het up about it - that's been shown to shrink your prefrontal cortex.