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spiel

[ speel, shpeel ]

noun

  1. a usually high-flown talk or speech, especially for the purpose of luring people to a movie, a sale, etc.; pitch.


verb (used without object)

  1. to speak extravagantly.

spiel

/ ʃpiːl /

noun

  1. a glib plausible style of talk, associated esp with salesmen
“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


verb

  1. intr to deliver a prepared spiel
  2. trusually foll byoff to recite (a prepared oration)
“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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Derived Forms

  • ˈspieler, noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of spiel1

First recorded in 1890–95; (for the noun) from German Spiel or Yiddish shpil “play, game”; (for the verb) from German spielen or Yiddish shpiln “to play, gamble”
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Word History and Origins

Origin of spiel1

C19: from German Spiel play
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Example Sentences

Given his confident spiel, it is surprising that 13 years after it was founded, Ginkgo can’t name a single significant product that is manufactured and sold using its organisms.

I’m not going to give you the whole spiel about how humans told stories around fire camps and painted the walls of caves.

Youngkin made the first comment in direct response to a spiel from McAuliffe touting his record, essentially echoing it as a moderator in an effort to keep the conversation going.

In tests, cordless vacuums give between 15 and 45 minutes of action, and that doesn’t always correlate with what it says on the box or in the marketing spiel.

He calls his motivational spiel about conserving native plants “Tales from the Crypt,” and he chats colorfully about plants and the people who love them.

CEO Andrea Lee offers Lloyd Grove a sales spiel, concentration camps not included.

Rather than giving him her usual spiel and urging him to go public, she hides him—in the Rensselaer house with Ben.

When the crew finally reaches the tribe, they give them their spiel.

"Aw, boss, that was part of the spiel," he confessed frankly.

When Artie goes to a wedding, he records that "there was a long spiel by the high guy in the pulpit."

You can hand em the spiel you gave me, and see how much they believe of it.

He'll give you a spiel about his research and ask to measure your brain waves.

The Germans call it Krug-spiel—which means war-game, and that term has been adopted all over the world.

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