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spics

spics is the plural of spic.

Meaning of spic

Noun

spic (plural spics)

  1. (US, derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slur) Synonym of Latino, an inhabitant of Latin America or person of Latin American descent.
  2. (US, ethnic, slur, uncommon) Synonym of Italian, an inhabitant of Italy or person of Italian descent.
    • “He’s a spic” he said. He was frantic with jealousy, he didn’t want to be hurt again.1934, F[rancis] Scott Fitzgerald, edited by Malcolm Cowley, Tender is the Night […], New York, N.Y.: Charles Scribner’s Sons, published 1951, →OCLC, book IV (Escape: 1925–1929), page 236
    Synonyms:
    Italian

Questions about spics

What is spics the plural of?
Spics is the plural of spic.

Words near spics in the dictionary

  1. spiclets
  2. spiclomazine
  3. spicness
  4. spicose
  5. spicous
  6. spics
  7. spicspeak
  8. spicula
  9. spiculae
  10. spicular
  11. spicularite

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