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spic

or spik, spick

[ spik ]

noun

, Slang: Extremely Disparaging and Offensive.
  1. a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish American person.


spic

/ spɪk /

noun

  1. slang.
    a derogatory word for a person from a Spanish-speaking country in South or Central America or a Spanish-speaking community in the US
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of spic1

First recorded in 1910–15; earlier also spig, short for spiggoty, probably derived from an accented pronunciation of (No) speak the (English)
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Word History and Origins

Origin of spic1

C20: perhaps alluding to a foreigner's mispronunciation of speak
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Example Sentences

Zayas recalled a witness claiming that once "Delle Donna referred to Elvin as a spic."

I am sure that as "victims" they are each angling to get $500,000 of SPIC insurance money.

On the other hand, all the officers looked as spic and span as on parade.

Her house was spic and span and shining with a new interior coat of white gypsum.

Spic′ūlum, a spicule; Spike′bill, a merganser, a sawbill: the marbled godwit.

He was tall and handsome, and as spic and span as a new pin till you came to look under the surface.

This youth was spic-and-span from the Military Academy, with a top-dressing of three months' thoughtful travel in Germany.

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