Talk:spag bol

Spag bog

I believe spag bog is a variation on spag bol, however it doesn’t have its own page

From what I understand, the term is used in Australia and New Zealand

However I’ve not been able to find any clear sources on its etymology other than an Australian web article referencing a British tv show in the 70’s (it’s not clear on exactly what episode of what show though) rufioh^talk 02:05, 7 February 2020 (UTC)

 Done Equinox ◑ 09:53, 7 February 2020 (UTC)

Partridge [1] claims that spag originated in Australia in 1967 and spag bog and spag bol are both British terms from 1970, though he doesn’t provide any sources and it seems unlikely to me that the all three terms didn’t originate from the same country. The above article Australian web articleclaims spag bog is of British origin in the 70s (but sadly fails to provide proof).

There are three dictionaries of Australian slang elsewhere on GB claiming it’s an Australianism and most hits (and the earliest hits) are for Aussie authors but there’s no shortage of British authors using the term and there’s even one Irish and one South African who does too. The earliest hits are Australian ones from the 2000s but I know from personal experience the term was used at least as far back as the 80s in Britain, as I’ve long said ‘spag bog’ myself.

Perhaps we could give the obvious etymology as ‘short for spaghetti bolognese’ and mention in the etymology section that it’s unclear where the term originated but it was probably Australia but in any case I’ve tagged other countries where the term is used onto the qualifier at the spag bog entry. --Overlordnat1 (talk) 12:58, 24 November 2022 (UTC)

New Partridge lists spag as UK 1948, see entry. Jberkel 08:03, 16 October 2023 (UTC)