"speshul" meaning in English

See speshul in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more speshul [comparative], most speshul [superlative]
Etymology: Eye dialect spelling of special. Etymology templates: {{eye dialect of|en|special}} Eye dialect spelling of special. Head templates: {{en-adj}} speshul (comparative more speshul, superlative most speshul)
  1. (nonstandard, dialect, sometimes humorous) special Tags: dialectal, humorous, nonstandard, sometimes
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