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spic

American  
[spik] / spɪk /
Or spik,

noun

Slang: Extremely Disparaging and Offensive.

  1. a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish American person.

spic British  
/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of spic

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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