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spik

spik is the alternative spelling 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

Forms of spik

pluralspiks

Questions about spik

What is spik the alternative spelling of?
Spik is the alternative spelling of spic.

Words near spik in the dictionary

  1. spigotties
  2. spigotting
  3. spigotty
  4. spigurnel
  5. spigurnels
  6. spik
  7. spikage
  8. spike
  9. spike a temp
  10. spike a temperature
  11. spike addition

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