Talk:spin

I removed "British" from the noun meaning, regarding an unplesant situation, as the term is used in the US fequently. But perhaps that was an error. In the US, there is a extroardinary negative connotation to this term. Also, it is more often a verb form, as in someone spinning the media, or spinning it for the ignorant public. Does the British meaning have these forms and connotations? --Connel MacKenzie 04:40, 10 May 2005 (UTC) --Dmol 19:23, 10 May 2005 (UTC)
 * 1) I didn't realise you used this term in the US. I thought it was just British. I don't think I have heard it in the verb format you mentioned though. The noun is very common.
 * If you'd like to see dozens and dozens of examples of the verb form, search on the phrase "to spin the news". It's very common, at least in the US. Dvortygirl 22:19, 16 November 2006 (UTC)

RFV discussion: June 2017
Adjective sense:


 * 1)  Describing a spin bowler, or his style of bowling.

Can anyone give an example where it is a true adjective?


 * Mihia deleted the adjective sense in March 2017 but forgot to mark it here as RFV-failed. I am doing so now. Kiwima (talk) 20:35, 1 June 2017 (UTC)

Spinster: separate etymology?
I imagine the spinster sense is a clipping and should be under its own etymology for that reason. Right? Equinox ◑ 13:48, 25 January 2020 (UTC)

Thai translation for spinning thread
Is ปั่นฝ้าย the Thai term for spinning thread? 173.88.246.138 19:39, 16 April 2021 (UTC)

Esperanto translation for turn around quickly
Ŝpini appears to be an incorrect translation for spin in this sense of the word.