SPICK

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

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Etymology 1

Noun

spick (plural spicks)

(US, derogatory, racial slur) A Latino/Hispanic person.

Synonyms

• spic

Etymology 2

Noun

spick (plural spicks)

(obsolete) nail, a spike (slender piece of wood or metal, used as a fastener).

Adjective

spick (comparative spicker, )

tidy; fresh

Anagrams

• Picks, picks

Source: Wiktionary

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Spick, n. Etym: [Cf. Sw. spik. See Spike a nail.]

Definition: A spike or nail. [Prov. Eng.] Spick and span, quite new; that is, as new as a spike or nail just made and a chip just split; brand- new; as, a spick and span novelty. See Span-new. Howell.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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