speer
(archaic, Scotland) to ask, to inquire.
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‘Outrageous’: GOP Budget Includes $1 Billion in Taxpayer Funds for Trump Ballroom www.commondreams.org/news/trump-b... This is a total absurdity. This Albert Speer-inspired monstrosity must never be built.
In many ways Elon Musk is worse than Albert Speer.
It's not even that useful. He just wants a place where he can't be attacked, a "safe space" shielded from verbal, emotional, or physical assault. He wants a throne room. I mean, bloody 'ell, it's like Speer's in the…
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(archaic, Scotland) to ask, to inquire.
“‘Outrageous’: GOP Budget Includes $1 Billion in Taxpayer Funds for Trump Ballroom www.commondreams.org/news/trump-b... This is a total absurdity. This Albert Speer-inspired monstrosity must never be built.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“In many ways Elon Musk is worse than Albert Speer.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“It's not even that useful. He just wants a place where he can't be attacked, a "safe space" shielded from verbal, emotional, or physical assault. He wants a throne room. I mean, bloody 'ell, it's like Speer's in the room with Miller, drafting New Berlin.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(Scotland) An enquiry; an asking about something.
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A Scottish term for an inquiry or asking about something — a piece of intelligence gathered by asking around. The word implies active information-seeking through conversation and questioning, often with a slightly investigative quality. It appears in Scottish vernacular literature and is still understood in Scots-speaking communities.
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A Scottish dialectal adjective meaning unasked or uninvited — without having been questioned or solicited. 'Speer' (or 'speir') is a Scottish verb meaning to ask or inquire, so 'unspeered' means something done without being asked for. Used to describe information given, opinions expressed, or actions taken without anyone requesting them.
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