Spick
/spɪk/ adj, noun, verb
adj, noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Alternative spelling of spic. alt-of, alternative
- 2 A nail, a spike (slender piece of wood or metal, used as a fastener). obsolete
- 3 (ethnic slur) offensive term for persons of Latin American descent wordnet
Verb
- 1 Pronunciation spelling of speak. alt-of, pronunciation-spelling
"“Spick Italiano?” he asked. “No.” “Spick Français?” “Oui,” said Dick, glowering."
Adjective
- 1 Tidy; fresh.
"Internally the building bad been modernized and reconstructed to a point where it was doubtful whether its previous tenants would be able to recognize a single room. Outside it had become spick. The yards and sheds had a suburban rather than a rural tidiness and had for years known no form of animal life rougher than a few riding horses and ponies. The farmyard showed no utilitarian sights and gave forth no rustic smells; it had been laid over with close green turf like a bowling green."
Adjective
- 1 completely neat and clean wordnet
Example
More examples"I want everything spick and span."
Etymology
Variant of spike.