spik
[ spik ]
/ spɪk /
noun
spic.
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Definition for spiks (2 of 2)
spic
or spik, spick
[ spik ]
/ spɪk /
noun Slang: Extremely Disparaging and Offensive.
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
Origin of spic
1910–15; earlier also spig, short for spiggoty; claimed, perhaps correctly, to derive from an accented pronunciation of (No) speak the (English)
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British Dictionary definitions for spiks (1 of 2)
British Dictionary definitions for spiks (2 of 2)
spic
spick or spik
/ (spɪk) /
noun
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
Word Origin for spic
C20: perhaps alluding to a foreigner's mispronunciation of speak
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