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spiel (noun)

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  • 'spiel|er — spiel|er1 «SPEE luhr», noun. Slang. 1. U.S. a person who spiels. 2. Australian. a cardsharper or professional swindler. spiel|er2 or spiel|er «SPEE luhr», noun. British, Canadian. a player in a spiel or curling match; curler …   Useful english dictionary

  • spiel|er — spiel|er1 «SPEE luhr», noun. Slang. 1. U.S. a person who spiels. 2. Australian. a cardsharper or professional swindler. spiel|er2 or spiel|er «SPEE luhr», noun. British, Canadian. a player in a spiel or curling match; curler …   Useful english dictionary

  • spiel — (n.) glib speech, pitch, 1896, probably from verb (1894) meaning to speak in a glib manner, earlier to play circus music (1870), from Ger. spielen to play, from O.H.G. spilon (cognate with O.E. spilian to play ). The noun also perhaps from Ger.… …   Etymology dictionary

  • spiel — [ ʃpil, spil ] noun count INFORMAL the things that someone says on a particular occasion, especially things that are not interesting or sincere because they sound like a prepared speech …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • spiel — noun (C, U) informal fast talk that the speaker has used many times before and that is intended to persuade people to buy something: the salesman s spiel …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • spiel — informal ► NOUN ▪ an elaborate and glib speech or story, such as that used by a salesperson. ► VERB ▪ speak or reel off at length or glibly. ORIGIN German, a game …   English terms dictionary

  • spiel — Noun. Persuasive speech, sales patter. Cf. schpiel …   English slang and colloquialisms

  • 'spiel — spiel1 «speel, shpeel», noun, verb. U.S. Slang. –n. 1. a talk; speech; harangue, especially one of a cheap, noisy nature. 2. any glib or wordy talk or speech; line: »a salesman s spiel. ╂[< the verb] –v.i., v.t. to talk; …   Useful english dictionary

  • spiel — /spil / (say speel), /ʃpil / (say shpeel) Colloquial –noun 1. glib or plausible talk, especially for the purpose of persuasion, swindling, seduction, etc.: *As a satirist, I seize on idealists, scratch their surface and say, I don t quite believe …  

  • spiel — UK [ʃpiːl] / UK [spiːl] / US [ʃpɪl] / US [spɪl] noun [countable] Word forms spiel : singular spiel plural spiels informal the things that someone says on a particular occasion, especially things that are not interesting or sincere because they… …   English dictionary

  • spiel — [ʃpi:l, spi:l] informal noun an elaborate and glib speech or story, typically one used by a salesperson. verb speak or utter at length or glibly. Origin C19: from Ger. Spiel a game …   English new terms dictionary

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