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- [spik]
- /spɪk/
- /spɪk/
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- [spik]
- /spɪk/
Definitions of spick word
- noun spick a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person. 1
- abbreviation SPICK spic 0
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Origin of spick
First appearance:
before 1910 One of the 15% newest English words
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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Parts of speech for Spick
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
spick popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
spick usage trend in Literature
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