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Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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adj
Of, pertaining to, or resembling the fictitious rock band Spinal Tap, especially with respect to its excessive behavior, its very high turnover of members, or its use of sound amplifiers with a maximum setting of 11 (instead of the usual 10).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: humorous, informal, mildly, usually
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Antonyms: none provided
History
From the fictitious rock band Spinal Tap, as depicted in the mockumentary film This is Spinal Tap (1984).
