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Flashy vs Spivvy - What's the difference?

flashy | spivvy |

As adjectives the difference between flashy and spivvy

is that flashy is showy; visually impressive, attention-getting, or appealing while spivvy is of, related to, or resembling a spiv; flashy but often also seedy.

flashy

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Showy; visually impressive, attention-getting, or appealing.
    • The dancers wore flashy costumes featuring shiny sequins in many vibrant colors.

    spivvy

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Of, related to, or resembling a spiv; flashy but often also seedy.
  • *2004 , China Miéville, Iron Council , Del Rey trade paperback ed. (2005), ISBN 978-0345458421, p. 464,
    • To the south, though, the explosive-crammed pod rushed over spivvy streets, directly above a barricade at the borders of Aspic and Barrackham.

    Synonyms

    *spiffy *spivved *spivvish

    References

    *Oxford English Dictionary , 2nd ed., 1989.