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spiff S0638300 (spĭf) Informal tr.v. spiffed, spiff·ing, spiffs To make attractive, stylish, or up-to-date: spiffed up the old storefront.n. Attractiveness or charm in appearance, dress, or manners: "He may need more than spiff to get him through the bad patches ahead" (James Wolcott).
[Possibly from dialectal spiff, well-dressed.]spiff (spɪf) n (Commerce) a commission for the selling of dated merchandisevb (tr) (Commerce) to give a commission on
spiff (spɪf) vb (tr) to make smart or spruce upspiff (spɪf)
v.t. Informal. to make spiffy (usu. fol. by up): Let's spiff up this office with new furniture. [1875–80] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | spiff - attractiveness in appearance or dress or manner; "he gets by largely on pure spiff"attractiveness - sexual allure |
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spiffed upMade to look more attractive, fashionable, or appealing. I like how spiffed out this place looks since you guys took over. I like getting a little spiffed up for a night on the town.See also: spiff, up(all) spiffed outDressed in nice clothes and groomed well, typically more so than usual. You need to be spiffed out for this event tonight—a nice shirt and tie at the very least I like getting all spiffed out for a night on the town.See also: out, spiffspiff upTo make someone, something, or oneself appear more visually attractive, appealing, or fashionable. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "spiff" and "up." They spiffed up that ramshackle old building—it's so hip and modern looking now! Tommy and Sarah are going to help spiff me up a bit before my date.See also: spiff, upspiff something upto polish and groom something very well; to make something clean and tidy. See if you can spiff this place up a little. I will spiff up the room a little.See also: spiff, upspiffed outSl. to be dressed in one's finest clothes and well-groomed. He got himself all spiffed out for the wedding reception. Man, are you ever spiffed out!See also: out, spiffspiffed updressed up, groomed, and polished up nicely; clean and tidy. See if you can get yourself a little spiffed up before we go out to dinner. We wouldn't want the Wilmington-Thorpes to think you only have one suit. The house doesn't have to be too spiffed up for the Franklins. They are used to clutter.See also: spiff, upspiff upv. Slang To make attractive, stylish, or up-to-date: The owners spiffed up the old storefront. I found my old bike and spiffed it up.See also: spiff, upspiff n. extra money paid to a salesperson to sell certain merchandise aggressively. (see also push money.) The manufacturer supplied a little spiff that even the store manager didn’t know about. spiffed out mod. nicely dressed up; decked out. I like to get all spiffed out every now and then. See also: out, spiffspiffed up mod. dressed up, brushed up, and polished up nicely. See if you can get yourself a little spiffed up before we get to the front door. We wouldn’t want the Wilmington-Thorpes to think you only have one suit. See also: spiff, upSPIFF
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| SPIFF➣Still Picture Interchange File Format | | SPIFF➣St. Paul International Film Festival (St. Paul, MN) | | SPIFF➣Stowarzyszenie Przedstawicieli Innowacyjnych Firm Farmaceutycznych (Polish: Representatives of the Association of Innovative Pharmaceutical Companies) | | SPIFF➣Society for the Preservation of Interesting FoxTrot Fanfics (comic strip fan club; est. 1999) | | SPIFF➣Sales Promotion Incentive Fund (more commonly written as SPIF) | | SPIFF➣Special Payment Incentive for Fast Sales (RadioShack) |
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