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spic.

Synonym of Latino, an inhabitant of Latin America or person of Latin American descent.

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈspɪk/
  1. Synonym of Latino, an inhabitant of Latin America or person of Latin American descent.

    US · derogatory · ethnic · offensive · slur
  2. Synonym of Italian, an inhabitant of Italy or person of Italian descent.

    US · ethnic · slur · uncommon
Where this word comes from

First attested in this spelling in the 1910s, from earlier spig, spiggoty, spikity, generally taken to derive from a (stereotype of a) Hispanic pronunciation of "(no) speak d(e) English" (especially as used by the laborers who dug the Panama Canal). There are also later (1960s) suggestions that the term referred instead to Italians and derives from spaghetti, but there is little to back this up.

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