spitless

English

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Etymology 1

Etymology tree
English spit
Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der.
Proto-Germanic *leusaną
Proto-Germanic *lausaz
Proto-Germanic *-lausaz
Proto-West Germanic *-laus
Old English -lēas
Middle English -les
English -less
English spitless

    From spit + -less.

    Adjective

    spitless (not comparable)

    1. Without spit or spitting.
      • 1965, Popular Mechanics, volume 123, number 3, page 140:
        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 2

    From shitless.

    Adjective

    spitless (not comparable)

    1. (euphemistic) Greatly frightened.
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