SPITTING IMAGE


Meaning of SPITTING IMAGE in English

ˈspit ə n- sometimes -id.]iŋ- or -it] or ]ēŋ-\ noun

Etymology: alteration (influenced by spitting, present participle of spit ) (III) of the phrase spit and image, from spit (IV)

: spit and image : spit 3

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