"spiggoty" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: spiggoties [plural], spigotty [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} spiggoty (plural spiggoties)
  1. (US, ethnic slur) Synonym of spic (“Latino, Latin American; Italian”) Tags: US, ethnic, slur Synonyms: spic [synonym, synonym-of]

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Alternative forms

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          "ref": "1919 [1918], Jack London, The Red One, London: Mills and Boon:",
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