spruik

== English == === Alternative forms === sprook (obsolete) === Etymology === Unknown, 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /spɹuːk/ Rhymes: -uːk === Verb === spruik (third-person singular simple present spruiks, present participle spruiking, simple past and past participle spruiked) (transitive, Australia) To promote a thing or idea to another person, usually informally. ==== Synonyms ==== (promote something to someone): pimp, pitch, tout, hawk ==== Derived terms ==== spruiker ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === prusik