spic
or spik, spick
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish American person.
Origin of spic
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Zayas recalled a witness claiming that once "Delle Donna referred to Elvin as a spic."
Did Christie Go Easy on a Human Trafficker Just to Bust a Small-Time Pol? | Olivia Nuzzi | March 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI 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.
The Red Battle Flyer | Capt. Manfred Freiherr von RichthofenHer house was spic and span and shining with a new interior coat of white gypsum.
The Unwritten Literature of the Hopi | Hattie Greene Lockettspic′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.
A Bid for Fortune | Guy BoothbyThis youth was spic-and-span from the Military Academy, with a top-dressing of three months' thoughtful travel in Germany.
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British Dictionary definitions for spic
spick or spik
/ (spɪk) /
US 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
Origin of spic
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