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spiel (spēl, shpēl) Informal
n.
:A lengthy or extravagant speech or argument usually intended to persuade.
intr. & tr.v. spieled, spiel·ing, spiels
:To talk or say (something) at length or extravagantly.

Noun
a prepared speech made to persuade someone to buy or do something {German Spiel play}
If I wanted mindless political spiel, I would watch one of the national conventions on TV.
Spiel by Ign0tus October 23, 2008
spiel is the german word for game or the imperativ of play
to play a spiel

let's spiel man!
spiel by hallobox March 10, 2005
I spieled five times last night during study hall
spiel by vonaldduck February 17, 2010

hate spiel 

Used to show someone exactly how much you dislike them. A hate spiel is a series of events, negative in nature and usually but not always fictional, that you list and take credit for. It is usually concluded by an event more catastrophic than the others that you do not take credit for but instead laugh at.
Remember that person who tried to kill you? That was me. When your dog got poisoned? Also me. Your parents, hit by a car? Not me, but I laughed.
hate spiel by Ekua September 7, 2005

Spiegel Spiel 

From the German words for " mirror " and " play ", describing the playful and somewhat awkwardly amusing sidestepping of two people trying to politely let the the other pass, only to repeatedly move into each others way, as if they were mirror images.
Jenny and Mike went on a date after a spiegel spiel when he was leaving the star bucks and she was trying to get in.
Spiegel Spiel by Fiddleplayer October 21, 2014

Glock 'n' spiel 

Not to be confused with the old-fashioned xylophone-like instrument, this term refers to Madea's lengthy "gettin'-getter-got" monologue to Dr. Phil. in which she says she'll "get my Glock" if "the gotters get me".
Dr. Phil totally didn't know how to handle Madea after her rambling "Glock 'n' spiel", and so he told her retinue that they'd have to "get someone else to treat her --- I'm done".
Glock 'n' spiel by QuacksO January 15, 2020
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