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Date: 1900-2000
Origin: spigotty 'spic' (1900-2000), probably from no speaka de English, a form of I do not speak English supposedly used by Spanish Americans

spic

 noun
     
spic , spik [countable] American English taboo
a very offensive word for a Spanish-speaking person. Do not use this word.
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