Definitions For Spruik

Verb

{{en-verb}} (transitive, Australia) To promote a thing or idea to another person.

Synonyms

promote something to someone pimp, pitch, tout, hawk

Derived terms

spruiker

Translations

Serbo-Croatian: uvaljivati

Etymology

{{unk, en}}, likely {{cog, gem}}. Compare {{cog, nl, spraak, , speech}}, spreek, , speak, spreuk, , saying, sprook, , a story, fiction, tale, or false idea. First recorded in the late 1890s and early 1900s, suggesting a possible derivation from Afrikaans (i.e. brought back by soldiers returning from the Boer War). With the exception of a few early uses of sprook, the word's spelling has been fixed since it first entered the language. The uncommon digraph provides further evidence for an Afrikaans or Dutch origin.