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

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)

Word History and Origins

Origin of spic¹

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

Example Sentences

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg