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Meanings of spik in English

(Ethnic slur) offensive term for persons of Latin American descent.

Usage of spik in English
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He couldna bear tew look na tew spik to nane o' us.
Wisdom, Wit, and Pathos of Ouida / Selected from the Works of Ou...
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I, who spik to you, am made for a courtier, a noble.
Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Winston Churchill
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If he should only spik your 'osban's name, all would be different.
The Ne'er-Do-Well
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Poof, the world is to conquer,-letus not spik so much.
Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Winston Churchill
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He has fear of forgetting how to spik Angleesh, he says.
Jerry Junior
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Bot dat violon, he spik' more deep, to de heart, lak' de Rossignol.
The Ruling Passion: Tales of Nature and Human Nature
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He does spik already Frainch like a Parisien young gentleman!
The King in Yellow
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But you must never spik against Captain 'Arrees again, menma.
Dead Men Tell No Tales
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Meester Radway he spik dat we kip off dat marsh w'en he mak' cole.
The Blazed Trail
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You must scuse my English; I no spik often.
The Splendid Idle Forties: Stories of Old California
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Natural gas prices have similarly spiked and retreated over the past year.
Reuters
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Reported cases of whooping cough have spiked in the past four weeks.
Radio NZ
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Violence has spiked across the country since the operations in Helmand began.
Reuters
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Last year, tensions spiked during a standoff in the remote Guerguerat area.
Reuters
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The number of YouTube views have spiked in the last few days.
The Guardian
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The stock market plunged, the lira fell and government bond yields spiked.
Reuters
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