Slur of the Day
- Spic, spick, spik, spig, or spigotty
- (U.S) a. a person of Hispanic descent, or a person of actual or presumed Puerto Rican origin whether or not of Hispanic descent. Use of the word is often perceived as extremely offensive if used by a person not of Latino descent in any context. Origin uncertain. First recorded use in 1915. Theories include from “no spik English” (and spiggoty from the Chicano no speak-o t’e English), but common belief is that it is an abbreviation of “Hispanic” b. the Spanish language.[176] In the UK this term is more commonly used towards people of Italian/Mediterranean descent rather than Hispanics.
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Posted 12 Jul 2014 by theaveeditor
in America, Hypocrisy