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Spim vs Spiv - What's the difference?

spim | spiv |

As nouns the difference between spim and spiv

is that spim is unsolicited messages sent to cellular phones while spiv is (british|dated) a smartly dressed person who trades in illicit, black-market or stolen goods.

spim

English

Alternative forms

* spIM

Noun

(en-noun)
  • Unsolicited messages sent to cellular phones.
  • Unsolicited commercial messages sent via an instant messaging system.

    • Anagrams

    * * * * ----

    spiv

    English

    (wikipedia spiv)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (British, dated) A smartly dressed person who trades in illicit, black-market or stolen goods.
  • (British, dated) A flashy con artist, often homeless, who lives by his wits.
  • (British, dated) In Scotland Yard usage, a low and common thief.
  • (British, dated) A slacker; one who shirks responsibility.

    • Synonyms

    * (l) * (l) * (l)

    Derived terms

    * (l), (l)

    Quotations

    * "I make no apology for attacking spivs and gamblers who did more harm to the British economy than [transport union leader] Bob Crow could achieve in his wildest Trotskyite fantasies, while paying themselves outrageous bonuses underwritten by the taxpayer." -- on the banking system." Cable in attack on bonuses for City 'spivs'", Gavin Stamp, BBC News, 2010-09-22

    External links

    * "spiv" at World Wide Words Michael Quinion, 2001

    References