Days in Session of the U.S. Congress. Days in Session calendars from previous Congresses link to official, House or Senate published documents. Calendars from the current Congress will be replaced when the final official documents become available. Learn more about legislative calendars and schedules.
â¢ SPINY (adjective) The adjective SPINY has 2 senses: 1. having spines. 2. having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc. Familiarity information: SPINY used as an adjective is rare.
Spin is a contemporary term for a form of propaganda that relies on deceptive methods of persuasion. In politics, business, and elsewhere, spin is often characterized by exaggeration, euphemisms, inaccuracies, half-truths, and excessively emotional appeals. A person who composes and/or communicates spin is referred to as a spin doctor. See also: 1  Rhetoric and Anti-Rhetoric. 2  Communication. 3  George Carlin's Essential Drivel. 4  How to Flatter an Audience With Euphemisms, Dysphemisms, and Distinctio. 5  Logical Fallacies. 6  Soft Language. 7  Sophistry. 8  Sound Bite.