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spiel definition

☆ spiel (spēl)

noun

Slang a talk, speech, or harangue, as in persuading or selling

Etymology: Ger, play, game

intransitive verb

Slang to give a spiel

Etymology: Ger spielen, to play

Related Forms:

spiel Idioms

spiel off

Slang to recite by or as if by rote

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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