"spesh" meaning in English

See spesh in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /spɛʃ/ Audio: En-au-spesh.ogg Forms: more spesh [comparative], most spesh [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɛʃ Etymology: Shortened from special. Head templates: {{en-adj}} spesh (comparative more spesh, superlative most spesh)
  1. (slang) special Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-spesh-en-adj-fUxciJTg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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        {
          "ref": "2011 Allen Gregory, \"Pilot\" (season 1, episode 1)",
          "text": "Allen Gregory DeLongpre: Hey. You look really cute today. Listen, this is gonna be tough, I know. It's gonna take some serious restraint on our part. But what we have is rare. Super spesh. But I'm afraid we can't act on it, Jude."
        }
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  "etymology_text": "Shortened from special.",
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    },
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        "superlative"
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          "ref": "2011 Allen Gregory, \"Pilot\" (season 1, episode 1)",
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