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spick

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spick  (spk)
n. Offensive Slang
Variant of spic.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.spick - (ethnic slur) offensive term for persons of Latin American descent
spic, spik
derogation, disparagement, depreciation - a communication that belittles somebody or something
ethnic slur - a slur on someone's race or language
jargon, lingo, patois, argot, vernacular, slang, cant - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo"
Latin American, Latino - a native of Latin America
Adj.1.spick - completely neat and clean; "the apartment was immaculate"; "in her immaculate white uniform"; "a spick-and-span kitchen"; "their spic red-visored caps"
immaculate, speckless, spic, spotless, spic-and-span, spick-and-span
clean - free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits; "children with clean shining faces"; "clean white shirts"; "clean dishes"; "a spotlessly clean house"; "cats are clean animals"


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I wouldn't want to make it look like a gardener's garden, all clipped an' spick an' span, would you?
The Secret Garden by Burnett, Frances Hodgson View in context
Da Souza himself, spick and span, with glossy boots and a flower in his buttonhole, was certainly the least shabby thing in the room.
A Millionaire of Yesterday by Oppenheim, E. Phillips View in context
He ran into the next room, and there stood Geppetto, grown years younger overnight, spick and span in his new clothes and gay as a lark in the morning.
The Adventures Of Pinocchio by Collodi, Carlo View in context
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