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Meaning of SPICK

Pronunciation:  spik

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  ethnic slur; offensive terms for persons of Latin American descent
  2. [adj]  completely neat and clean; "the apartment was immaculate"; "in her immaculate white uniform"; "a spick-and-span kitchen"; "their spic red-visored caps"
 
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 Synonyms: clean, immaculate, speckless, spic, spic, spic-and-span, spick-and-span, spik, spotless
 
 See Also: Latin American, Spanish American

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Spick\, n. [Cf. Sw. spik. See {Spike} a nail.]
A spike or nail. [Prov. Eng.]
{Spick and span}, quite new; that is, as new as a spike or
   nail just made and a chip just split; brand-new; as, a
   spick and span novelty. See {Span-new}.
 
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