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Webster 1913 Edition

Spick

Spick

,
Noun.
[Cf. Sw.
spik
. See
Spike
a nail.]
A spike or nail.
[Prov. Eng.]
Spick and span
,
quite new; that is, as new as a spike or nail just made and a chip just split; brand-new; as, a spick and span novelty. See
Span-new
.
Howell.

Webster 1828 Edition

Spick

SPICK

AND SPAN, bright; shining; as a garment spick and span new, or span-new. brightness; spiccare, to shine; spiccar le parole, to speak distinctly; spicciare, to rush out, the radical sense of which is to shoot or dart. Span is probably from the root of spangle, a mirror.

Definition 2024

spick

spick

English

Noun

spick ‎(plural spicks)

  1. (US, derogatory, ethnic slur) A Latino/Hispanic person.
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Variant of spike.

Noun

spick ‎(plural spicks)

  1. (obsolete) nail, a spike (slender piece of wood or metal, used as a fastener).

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German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃpɪk/
  • Rhymes: -ɪk

Verb

spick

  1. Imperative singular of spicken.
  2. (colloquial) First-person singular present of spicken.

Etymology

From a stereotypical Latino/Hispanic pronunciation of speak.

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