spiel
15
7.9
- noun
- /ʃpiːl/
- Informal
- Before the presentation, she practiced her spiel to promote the new product effectively.
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Watch on YouTubeAnd I guess that's kind of my whole spiel on the situation.
- And I guess that's kind of my whole spiel on the situation.
- OK, YouTube mandatory spiel is over and the video see you later.
- So with that being said, it's that's kind of my spiel on seed garlic.
- But yeah, there's my spiel on skiing.
- And then finally, one fateful call, Broker Bobby picks up and I go through my spiel and she says, come see me in the morning.
- You know, people that have listened to me for seven years, they know my spiel.
Examples
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Give him the whole spiel.
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And for the people in here who didn't know who I am or hadn't heard this spiel, please understand that the opportunity is enormous.
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So whoa, it's all the spiel that I just explained to you.
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I agreed and went and gave a spiel about human rights because that is what they wanted.
Academic text (1994) -
So that is my hour long spiel on the updated living room situation.
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OK, so I thought I'd go through that long spiel because we have, because it's built into the story here.
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OK, so I get to do the the introduction spiel for today's class.
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Okay, here's my spiel to all new writers.
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The flight attendant moved backward several rows to give her spiel again.
Fiction book (1998) -
All right, so that's it for my spiel on Fiat currency, gold, silver and Bitcoin.
Synonyms
292
7.0
Words that sound impressive but have little real meaning
182
1.8
A speech given to an audience
48
3.0
A short talk that encourages people before they do something important
29
3.2
A short talk to convince someone to buy something
7
7.4
Fast smooth talk used by salespeople to persuade people
1
8.8
A lot of talk that sounds important but says nothing
1
3.0
Speech that tries to make someone buy something
1
4.3
Words that sound important but have no real meaning or action
1
8.1
Smooth talk used to convince people, often by salespeople
A message that tries too hard to get you to buy something
A short lively speech that tries to attract customers
Antonyms
How Persuasive
50
4.2
29
3.2
- Informal
15
7.9
- Formal
250
5.3
∞
1.0
∞
1.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
Spiel comes from German and Yiddish spiel, which means 'play' or 'show'. Think of a salesperson giving a small 'play' — a practiced performance to persuade people — so spiel now means a long, practiced talk or sales pitch.