spic
spic — noun
- spicsingular
- spicsplural
1. a deeply insulting ethnic slur used against people of Latin American or Hispanic
a deeply insulting ethnic slur used against people of Latin American or Hispanic background
A stranger on the bus muttered 'spic' at Ramón, and he froze.
mutter + spic (slur delivered under the breath)
Salma told the head teacher that some classmates kept calling her a spic.
Dario's grandfather never forgot being called a spic on his first day of work.
The word 'spic' was scrawled in black ink across Renata's locker after school.
Mrs. Castillo told her son he must never call anyone a spic, no matter what.
文法句型
call [someone] a spic
shout/yell/mutter + spic (at someone)
the word 'spic'
用法筆記
This racial slur must never be used to address or refer to a person, even in jest. It appears almost exclusively in reported speech, historical accounts, or discussions of racism. The word is always offensive regardless of context or the speaker's intent.