spiggotyn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈspɪɡəti/, U.S.

/ˈspɪɡədi/

Forms: 1800s–1900s spickety, 1900s spiggety, 1900s spiggity, 1900s spigotti, 1900s spikity, 1900s– spiggoty, 1900s– spigoty.

Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: speak v.; spic n., -ety suffix.

Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps representing a (stereotyped) pronunciation in imperfect English of a phrase with speak v. (in e.g. speak the—: see note), or perhaps an extended form of spic n. (although this is first attested slightly later): see -ety suffix.Compare the following early suggestions:1900 N.Y. Times 20 May 12/2 It may have come from the native ambition to speak English and to inform all comers of that desire... When ‘speak English’ encounters a Porto Ricon, the result may be not unlike ‘spiggely’, which some Anglo-Saxon mind roughened into ‘spiggoty’.1908 Sat. Evening Post 14 Mar. 3 The Panamanians presented themselves..with the statement..‘Spik d'English.’..[or] ‘No spik d'English.’..and those early Americans soon classed the whole race of men who could or could not ‘Spik d'Eng.’ as ‘Spikities’, and from that grew the harmonious and descriptive Spigotty.Some forms may reflect folk-etymological association with spigot n.

U.S. slang (chiefly derogatory and offensive). Now rare.

A. n.

1. A person from a Spanish-speaking country in South America, Central America, or the Caribbean, or a Hispanic American; = spic n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of America > native or inhabitant of Latin America > [noun]

Latin1856

spiggoty1899

spic1906

Latin American1912

1899 Daily Iowa State Press 24 Aug. You're not the first Spickety that has been here to-day.

1934 R. Stout Fer-de-lance xv. 248 ‘He's a dirty spiggoty.’ ‘No, Archie, Mr Manuel Kimball is an Argentine.’

1959 R. E. Campbell I would do it Again xxvi. 196 I learned that the young ladies were mostly Spigoties, a name applied to those of mixed Spanish and Indian blood.

2020 @dolcewill 20 June in twitter.com (accessed 17 Dec. 2020) you cant say wetback, spic, spiggoty if you're not latino

2. The Spanish language; spec. any of the varieties of Spanish spoken in Latin America or by Hispanic Americans; = spic n. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > languages of the world > Indo-Hittite > [noun] > Indo-European > postulated Italo-Celtic > Romance > Spanish > Spanish-American

spiggoty1922

pochismo1944

Tex-Mex1955

1922 H. L. Foster Adventures Trop. Tramp ix. 132 Just stood around the dock and jabbered a lot of spiggoty talk at me, like I could understand spiggoty! I don't know a word of this damned Spanish, and I'm glad of it!

1950 E. O'Neill Movie Man in Lost Plays 37 Say, you're getting to be a regular talker of spigoty! Slip me the answer to that word ‘basta’, will you?

B. adj.

Of, relating to, or characteristic of Spanish-speaking countries in South America, Central America, or the Caribbean, their inhabitants, or their language; = spic adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > ethnicities > Latin and Romance people > [noun] > person

Dago1832

spiggoty1900

wop1914

ginzo1931

1900 N.Y. Times 20 May 12/2 One hears everywhere of spiggoty people, spiggoty money, and all else spiggoty.

1937 H. Klemmer Harbor Nights 197 Marijuana is a popular spiggoty drug which has spread rapidly into the North during recent years.

1951 Montana Standard 26 May 4/4 It was Henry (pronounced Henly) Luce who also almost obliterated the definite article from our journalese English, a crude, spiggoty form which found immediate approval on copy desks all over the country.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	spiggoty
释义	spiggotyn.adj. Brit. /ˈspɪɡəti/, U.S. /ˈspɪɡədi/ Forms: 1800s–1900s spickety, 1900s spiggety, 1900s spiggity, 1900s spigotti, 1900s spikity, 1900s– spiggoty, 1900s– spigoty. Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: speak v.; spic n., -ety suffix. Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps representing a (stereotyped) pronunciation in imperfect English of a phrase with speak v. (in e.g. speak the—: see note), or perhaps an extended form of spic n. (although this is first attested slightly later): see -ety suffix.Compare the following early suggestions:1900 N.Y. Times 20 May 12/2 It may have come from the native ambition to speak English and to inform all comers of that desire... When ‘speak English’ encounters a Porto Ricon, the result may be not unlike ‘spiggely’, which some Anglo-Saxon mind roughened into ‘spiggoty’.1908 Sat. Evening Post 14 Mar. 3 The Panamanians presented themselves..with the statement..‘Spik d'English.’..[or] ‘No spik d'English.’..and those early Americans soon classed the whole race of men who could or could not ‘Spik d'Eng.’ as ‘Spikities’, and from that grew the harmonious and descriptive Spigotty.Some forms may reflect folk-etymological association with spigot n. U.S. slang (chiefly derogatory and offensive). Now rare. A. n. 1. A person from a Spanish-speaking country in South America, Central America, or the Caribbean, or a Hispanic American; = spic n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of America > native or inhabitant of Latin America > [noun] Latin1856 spiggoty1899 spic1906 Latin American1912 1899 Daily Iowa State Press 24 Aug. You're not the first Spickety that has been here to-day. 1934 R. Stout Fer-de-lance xv. 248 ‘He's a dirty spiggoty.’ ‘No, Archie, Mr Manuel Kimball is an Argentine.’ 1959 R. E. Campbell I would do it Again xxvi. 196 I learned that the young ladies were mostly Spigoties, a name applied to those of mixed Spanish and Indian blood. 2020 @dolcewill 20 June in twitter.com (accessed 17 Dec. 2020) you cant say wetback, spic, spiggoty if you're not latino 2. The Spanish language; spec. any of the varieties of Spanish spoken in Latin America or by Hispanic Americans; = spic n. 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > languages of the world > Indo-Hittite > [noun] > Indo-European > postulated Italo-Celtic > Romance > Spanish > Spanish-American spiggoty1922 pochismo1944 Tex-Mex1955 1922 H. L. Foster Adventures Trop. Tramp ix. 132 Just stood around the dock and jabbered a lot of spiggoty talk at me, like I could understand spiggoty! I don't know a word of this damned Spanish, and I'm glad of it! 1950 E. O'Neill Movie Man in Lost Plays 37 Say, you're getting to be a regular talker of spigoty! Slip me the answer to that word ‘basta’, will you? B. adj. Of, relating to, or characteristic of Spanish-speaking countries in South America, Central America, or the Caribbean, their inhabitants, or their language; = spic adj. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > Latin and Romance people > [noun] > person Dago1832 spiggoty1900 wop1914 ginzo1931 1900 N.Y. Times 20 May 12/2 One hears everywhere of spiggoty people, spiggoty money, and all else spiggoty. 1937 H. Klemmer Harbor Nights 197 Marijuana is a popular spiggoty drug which has spread rapidly into the North during recent years. 1951 Montana Standard 26 May 4/4 It was Henry (pronounced Henly) Luce who also almost obliterated the definite article from our journalese English, a crude, spiggoty form which found immediate approval on copy desks all over the country. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1899
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