spicken

Pronunciation: [ˈʃpɪkn̩]

“spicken” is a German word. Its 4 meanings in English:

verb

to stuff meat with bacon, to lard
to adorn something profusely
to cheat (on schoolwork) by copying
to bribe

Etymology

From Middle High German spicken, from Middle Low German specken, analyzable as Speck + -en. The meaning “cheat at an exam” was possibly influenced by spähen (“to peek, spy”).

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