spruik
To promote a thing or idea to another person, usually informallyTo promote a thing or idea to another person, usually informally.
Meaning
1 senses(Australia)To promote a thing or idea to another person, usually informally.
Origin
Unknown, likely Germanic. Compare Dutch spraak (“speech”), spreek (“speak”), spreuk (“sayiUnknown, likely Germanic. Compare Dutch 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 ⟨ui⟩ digraph provides further evidence for an Afrikaans or Dutch origin.
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Forms
spruiks, spruiking, spruiked, spruikedSynonyms
4 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle