spiel
Meanings
noun
- A lengthy and extravagant speech or argument usually intended to persuade.
- An early form of rap music.
verb
- To talk at length.
- To give a sales pitch; to promote by speaking.
noun
- A game of curling.
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Etymology
Borrowed from German Spiel (“game, performance”) or Yiddish שפּיל (shpil), both from Middle High German spil, from Old High German spil, from Proto-West Germanic *spil. Cognate with Old English spilian (“to revel, play”). See speel.
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