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spiel

[ speel, shpeel ]

noun

  1. a usually high-flown talk or speech, especially for the purpose of luring people to a movie, a sale, etc.; pitch.


verb (used without object)

  1. to speak extravagantly.

spiel

/ ʃ±è¾±Ë±ô /

noun

  1. a glib plausible style of talk, associated esp with salesmen
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. intr to deliver a prepared spiel
  2. trusually foll byoff to recite (a prepared oration)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ²õ±è¾±±ð±ô±ð°ù, noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of spiel1

First recorded in 1890–95; (for the noun) from German Spiel or Yiddish shpil “play, gameâ€; (for the verb) from German spielen or Yiddish shpiln “to play, gambleâ€
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of spiel1

C19: from German Spiel play
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The playoff music, meant to signal winners to wrap up their spiels, began playing more than halfway into Brody’s speech.

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"The spiel that I'm reading from people saying how off it we are. We won two games on the bounce and you're upset about it, I don't get it."

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The discursive 17-minute-long spiel he shared on "SNL" touched heavily on politics and briefly mentioned Palestine in a story praising late President Jimmy Carter.

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Why otherwise intelligent people, including political leaders and finance professionals, swallowed his spiel whole is the enduring mystery about Bankman-Fried and crypto.

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They ignore questions put to them, instead launching spiels that most voters are tired of hearing.

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