Meaning & use

spic

noun·Advanced

An extremely offensive ethnic slur used to insult people of Hispanic or Latino origin.

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The word spic is a deeply offensive slur that has no acceptable use in conversation.

Textbooks discussing discrimination sometimes cite spic as an example of anti-Hispanic hate speech.

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This is a highly offensive racial slur; it should never be used and appears here only for reference.

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