how to pronounce spock

/ˈspɑːk/

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An example use of spock in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… hi t Spock master here from kvie public …”

meanings of spock

name:

Ellipsis of Mr. Spock An asteroid in Main Belt, Solar System.
An American surname anglicized from the Dutch Spaak.
In Star Trek, a Starfleet commander and science officer of the USS Enterprise, especially known for his Vulcan logic, reason, and stoicism and his distinctive pointed ears.

noun:

The Vulcan salute when used in rock-paper-scissors-lizard-Spock, a handshape that beats rock and scissors and loses to lizard and paper.
A person or character like a Star Trek Vulcan; someone resembling Star Trek's character Spock.

verb:

To play the Vulcan salute hand.

spock frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word spock occurs in english on average 2.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.