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spiggoty
spiggoty, n. (and a.) U.S. slang. (ˈspɪgɒtɪ) Also spiggity, spigotti, spigoty. [Orig. uncertain: prob. repr. broken English (see sense 1, quot. 1938): now generally superseded by spic n. and a.] 1. A contemptuous name for a Spanish-speaking native of Central or South America.1910 ‘W. Lawton’ Boy Avi... Oxford English Dictionary
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Spic
The Oxford English Dictionary takes spic to be a contraction of the earlier form spiggoty. The oldest known use of spiggoty is in 1910 by Wilbur Lawton in Boy Aviators in Nicaragua, or, In League with the Insurgents. wikipedia.org
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spic
▪ I. spic, n. and a. U.S. slang. (spɪk) Also spick, spig, spik, and with capital initial. [Shortened f. spiggoty n. (and a.)] A. n. a. A contemptuous and offensive name for a Spanish-speaking native of Central or South America or the Caribbean; a spiggoty.1913 H. A. Franck Zone Policeman 88 i. 10 It... Oxford English Dictionary
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spika
spika, v. (ˈspɪkə, ˈspiːkə) Also speaka, spik(ka), etc. [Repr. broken English pronunc. of speak: see speak v. and cf. spic n., spiggoty n.] = ‘speak’: a representation or imitation (usu. jocular or patronizing) of its pronunciation by one whose first language is not English. Chiefly in negative cont... Oxford English Dictionary
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McWilliams Badman's Territory (1946) - Frank James Never Say Goodbye (1946) - Policeman (uncredited) Cheyenne (1947) - Pecos The Dude Goes West (1948) - Spiggoty wikipedia.org
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List of common false etymologies of English words
The American Heritage Dictionary claims that the word is derived from "spiggoty", possibly from the Spanglish phrase "No speak the English". wikipedia.org
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List of ethnic slurs and epithets by ethnicity
Theories include it originating from "no spik English" (originally "spiggoty", from "no speak-o t'e English"). wikipedia.org
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