Spruik
Pronunciation
- IPA: /spruËk/
Origin
Unknown, likely – compare Dutch spraak ("speech"),
spreek ("speak"),spreuk ("saying").
Full definition of spruik
Verb
- (transitive, Australia) To promote a thing or idea to another person.
- 1948, Louis Esson, Louis Esson and the Australian Theatre, %22spruiks%22|%22spruiked%22|%22spruiking%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&dq=%22spruik%22|%22spruiks%22|%22spruiked%22|%22spruiking%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&source=bl&ots=zfWI4-C5N0&sig=tbQ97duN2iddpqWoesxK-Gcb-04&hl=en&sa=X&ei=gZ5hUIKuKOmhigfYtIC4CQ&redir_esc=y page 18,There was no spruiking or showmanship, no flash shirts or ten-gallon hats.
- 2008 December 30, Lennon spruiks laptop 28 years after his death, The Sydney Morning Herald.
- 2011, Kylie Ofiu, Work as a spruiker, 365 Ways to Make Money, %22spruiks%22|%22spruiked%22|%22spruiking%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&source=bl&ots=ef5jE-DfG6&sig=5STmm2DjlcS07R7ay48HoL37W5M&hl=en&sa=X&ei=r5phUJCbH5CXiQeRooHwDg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22spruik%22|%22spruiks%22|%22spruiked%22|%22spruiking%22%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 120,It can be a hard job, constantly on your feet, trying to think of things to say to lure people into the store you are spruiking for.