English
sav
Noun

sav (plural savs)

  1. (UK, Australia, New Zealand, informal) A saveloy.
    • 1982, Ronald Hugh Morrieson, NZ, Predicament, The Dunmore Press, [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=wFgnAAAAMAAJ&q=%22savs%22+saveloy+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&dq=%22savs%22+saveloy+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&source=bl&ots=_LPVegqTn4&sig=1E0gh-1gZVragcIFF0UwskFcHl8&hl=en&sa=X&ei=ndQwUP_GBcqciQf27YGYAQ&redir_esc=y page 68],
      “Well, I don′t know what you′ll think. I′m only saying this to show what you′ve all done for me, but last Christmas dinner I had cold savs.”
      There was silence and then Mervyn added with a break in his voice, “Saveloys. […] ”
    • 2007, Gilda O'Neill, Rough Justice, William Heinemann, UK, [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=DC2bI_T7i34C&pg=PA397&lpg=PA397&dq=%22savs%22+saveloy+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&source=bl&ots=3eKCLfHCKZ&sig=xpTghYv0l_g8lGXSRnvs-LZyAUQ&hl=en&sa=X&ei=ndQwUP_GBcqciQf27YGYAQ&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22savs%22%20saveloy%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 397],
      ‘Your turn today, Lil,’ he said. ‘Fish and chips for me. No, wait, I′ll have savs, faggots and pease pudding.’
    • 2008, Deborah Penrith, Live & Work in Australia, Crimson Publishing, UK, [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=7q6RZmrxKaEC&pg=PA176&lpg=PA176&dq=%22savs%22+saveloy+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&source=bl&ots=quwVhCYvcd&sig=iPR3pRsmuTBlwWFXQJmUMYPQCts&hl=en&sa=X&ei=ndQwUP_GBcqciQf27YGYAQ&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22savs%22%20saveloy%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 176],
      The menu of the average fish and chip shop will also offer […] battered savs/Pluto pups (these are basically saveloy sausages with a fried batter on a stick, dipped in tomato ketchup) as well as a choice of homemade marinated pickles.
Synonyms Adjective

sav

  1. (UK, slang, informal) Clipping of savage#English|savage. (unpleasant or unfair).


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