SPIC

immaculate, speckless, spick-and-span, spic-and-span, spic, spick, spotless

(adjective) completely neat and clean; “the apartment was immaculate”; “in her immaculate white uniform”; “a spick-and-span kitchen”; “their spic red-visored caps”

spic, spik, spick

(noun) (ethnic slur) offensive term for persons of Latin American descent

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Possibly imitative of a Hispanic pronunciation of speak. Usually considered a contraction of the earlier used spiggoty.

Noun

spic (plural spics)

(US, derogatory, ethnic slur) A Spanish-speaking person, someone with a Central American or Latino accent.

Synonyms

• spick

• spiggoty

Anagrams

• CSPI, PCIs, PICS, PICs, iPSC, pics

Source: Wiktionary



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