spick
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- noun
- /spɪk/
- Slur
- All spick-and-span.
Examples
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I want your room spick-and-span when I get home.
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At least it's all spick-and-span.
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I gotta keep this place spick-and-span all the time.
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I want this place spick-and-span.
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Now, I want this place spick-and-span by Saturday night or I'm turning us all in.
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She would not settle for less than spick-and-span.
Fiction book (1990) -
Into the sunshine of spring, the circus rises from its winter hibernation, spick-and-span, and ready for eight months of excitement and adventure.
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Uniforms spick-and-span, parades heads-up.
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If you like your home spick and span, then getting an energetic puppy that likes to explore and nose into everything is going to lead to stress and frustration—for both yourself and your dog.
Blog text (10) -
The manager was pleased to see that the entire office was spick and span for the inspection.
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Spick is an offensive slur for people from Latin America. One common story says it comes from the old term spiggoty or from the phrase 'no speak English', both pointing to 'not speaking English'. That's why the word was used to insult Spanish speakers, and it is very offensive and should not be used.