spiflicate

spiflicate
a) To confound, silence or dumbfound - 1785 , Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue

1837: So out with your whinger at once, and scrag Jane while I spiflicate Johnny - , The Ingoldsby Legends

b) To beat severely - 1847 , A Dictionary of Archaic and Provincial Words

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  • spiflicate — /ˈspɪfləkeɪt / (say spifluhkayt) verb (t) (spiflicated, spiflicating) Colloquial (often humorous) to destroy utterly; hurt, punish, or damage; destroy or kill: *his pre set masterplan to spiflicate both his workers wages and their human rights… …  

  • spiflicate — Scottish Vernacular Dictionary No idea; but it is what our parents were always going to do to us as weans …   English dialects glossary

  • spiflicate — spif·li·cate …   English syllables

  • spiflicate —   v.t. jocular & slang, beat up; trounce …   Dictionary of difficult words

  • spiflicate —  Treat (person) roughly (usu. in vague threat) …   A concise dictionary of English slang

  • spiflicate — v.tr. (also spifflicate) esp. joc. 1 destroy. 2 beat (in a fight etc.). Etymology: 18th c.: fanciful …   Useful english dictionary

  • spiffy — 1853, of uncertain origin, probably related to spiff well dressed man. Spiffing excellent was very popular in 1870s slang. Uncertain relationship to spiff (n.) percentage allowed by drapers to their young men when they effect sale of old… …   Etymology dictionary

  • spifflicate — [ spɪflɪkeɪt] (also spiflicate) verb informal, humorous destroy or defeat utterly. Derivatives spifflication noun Origin C18: an invented word …   English new terms dictionary

  • spiflicated — /ˈspɪfləkeɪtəd/ (say spifluhkaytuhd) Colloquial –verb 1. past participle of spiflicate. –adjective 2. drunk. Also, spifflicated …  

  • spifflicate — transitive verb see spiflicate …   Useful english dictionary

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