Spiffy vs Spiff - What's the difference?
spiffy | spiff |
(informal) Dapper; fine or neat, especially in style of clothing or other appearance.
* 1906 , “Newport News in London,” The New York Times , 26 Aug, p. 9,
(informal) A dapper person.
(uncountable) Attractiveness or charm in dress, appearance, or manner
:Without a diploma, he relies on spiff alone to climb the corporate ladder.
(countable, dated) A well-dressed man
(countable, sales jargon) A bonus or other remuneration, given for reaching a sales goal or promoting the goods of a particular manufacturer. Originally from textile retailing, a percentage given for selling off surplus or out-of-fashion stock, of which the sales person could offer part as a discount to a customer.
(countable, colloquial, Jamaica) a hand-rolled marijuana cigarette; a joint
*2000 , Leone Ross, Tasting Songs'', in ''Dark Matter (ed. Sheree R. Thomas),
*2004 , Sander L. Gilman, Xun Zhou, Smoke: A Global History of Smoking ,
(usually with up ) to make spiffy (attractive, polished, or up-to-date)
:Our productivity would surely increase if we'd just spiff up this office a bit.
to reward (a salesperson) with a spiff.
to throw.
:I spiffed the turf over the edge and it went straight through the window and hit the officer.
As a adjective spiffy
is (informal) dapper; fine or neat, especially in style of clothing or other appearance.As a noun spiff is
(uncountable) attractiveness or charm in dress, appearance, or manner.As a verb spiff is
(usually with up ) to make spiffy (attractive, polished, or up-to-date).spiffy
English
Adjective
(er)- The charming twins came last week, and you should see their clothes. ‘Spiffy ’ is the word.
Synonyms
* spiffing * spivvyNoun
(spiffies)References
* Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary , 1987-1996.spiff
English
Noun
(en noun)p76
- She rolled a spiff for us as she spoke, sifting the ganja between her fingers...
p144
- ...someone else built a spiff which he lit and gave to me...