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spruik
[ sprook ]
/ spruk /
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verb (used without object) Australian Slang.
to make or give a speech, especially extensively or elaborately; spiel; orate.
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Origin of spruik
First recorded in 1915–20; origin uncertain
OTHER WORDS FROM spruik
spruiker, nounWords nearby spruik
spruce pine, spruce sawfly, spruce-up, sprucy, sprue, spruik, spruit, sprung, sprung molding, sprung rhythm, spry
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British Dictionary definitions for spruik
spruik
/ (ˈspruːɪk) /
verb
(intr) Australian archaic, slang to speak in public (used esp of a showman or salesman)
Derived forms of spruik
spruiker, nounWord Origin for spruik
C20: of unknown origin
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