spiflicate
1spiflicate — verb 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… …
2spiflicate — /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… …
3spiflicate — Scottish Vernacular Dictionary No idea; but it is what our parents were always going to do to us as weans …
4spiflicate — spif·li·cate …
5spiflicate — v.t. jocular & slang, beat up; trounce …
6spiflicate — Treat (person) roughly (usu. in vague threat) …
7spiflicate — v.tr. (also spifflicate) esp. joc. 1 destroy. 2 beat (in a fight etc.). Etymology: 18th c.: fanciful …
8spiffy — 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… …
9spifflicate — [ spɪflɪkeɪt] (also spiflicate) verb informal, humorous destroy or defeat utterly. Derivatives spifflication noun Origin C18: an invented word …
10spiflicated — /ˈspɪfləkeɪtəd/ (say spifluhkaytuhd) Colloquial –verb 1. past participle of spiflicate. –adjective 2. drunk. Also, spifflicated …
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