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- [spik]
- /spɪk/
- /spɪk/
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- [spik]
- /spɪk/
Definition of spik word
- noun spik a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person. 1
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Origin of spik
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 Spik
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
spik popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 51% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
spik usage trend in Literature
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