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Date: 1800-1900
Language: German
Origin: 'play, game'

spiel

 noun
     
spiel [uncountable and countable] informal
a quick speech that the speaker has used many times before, especially one that is intended to persuade people to buy something:
A salesman started giving us a spiel about life insurance.
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