| Pronunciation: | | spik
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- [n] ethnic slur; offensive terms for persons of Latin American descent
- [adj] completely neat and clean; "the apartment was immaculate"; "in her immaculate white uniform"; "a spick-and-span kitchen"; "their spic red-visored caps"
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| | Synonyms: | | clean, immaculate, speckless, spic, spic, spic-and-span, spick-and-span, spik, spotless |
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| | See Also: | | Latin American, Spanish American |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Spick\, n. [Cf. Sw. spik. See {Spike} a nail.]
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}.
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