spic

IPA/spɪk/
KK[spˈɪk]IPA/spɪk/

spic — 名詞

  • spicsingular
  • spicsplural

1. a deeply insulting ethnic slur used against people of Latin American or Hispanic

1.名詞C1
釋義

拉美貶稱

對拉丁美洲裔人士的極度冒犯性蔑稱

a deeply insulting ethnic slur used against people of Latin American or Hispanic background

例句

A stranger on the bus muttered 'spic' at Ramón, and he froze.

公車上有個陌生人對 Ramón 低聲罵了句「spic」,他當場愣住了。

mutter + spic (slur delivered under the breath)

Salma told the head teacher that some classmates kept calling her a spic.

Salma 告訴校長,有些同學一直叫她 spic。

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.

常見錯誤

I met a spic at the party yesterday.
I met someone from Latin America at the party yesterday.
💡'spic' is a slur, not a neutral word for a Latin American person.