From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishspielspiel /ʃpiːl, spiːl/ noun [countable, uncountable] informal PERSUADEa quick speech that the speaker has used many times before, especially one that is intended to persuade people to buy something A salesman started giving us a spiel about life insurance.
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spiel• Cliff was still delivering his spiel upstairs.• The officer steadied himself by grasping the windshield, but didn't miss a beat in his spiel.• He goes off into a little spiel.• When my turn comes I condense my spiel and show my three-by-five card.• If Klepner's gonna get his job he may as well do the spiel.• The other fellow is parading further down the beach and I can hear him giving the spiel to other people.• This would be a shame and later in this spiel I have put down some thoughts on the matter.giving ... spiel• The other fellow is parading further down the beach and I can hear him giving the spiel to other people.Origin spiel (1800-1900) German “play, game” 