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Definition of spiff in English: spiffverb spɪfspɪf [with object]spiff someone/something upNorth American informal Make someone or something attractive, smart, or stylish. he arrived all spiffed up in a dinner jacket Example sentencesExamples - But spiffing up a kid can be an experience in itself, and a delightful one at that.
- More BMW touches are evident in the interior, which has been spiffed up to truly opulent standards.
- Look at my dad, spiffed up in jodhpurs, ready to ride that bay mare he loved.
- The lounge was upgraded with a new stage, light and sound systems, while the theater received new fabrics to spiff it up.
- I'm trying to spiff up my outward appearance and want to invest in a good shampoo & conditioner, skin regimen, and a bit of makeup.
- Roll up your sleeves and spiff up the place.
- Hundreds of millions of dollars have been spent spiffing up the look, feel, and function of everything from refrigerators and washing machines to cell phones and MP3 players.
- I've been thinking about spiffing this place up a bit.
- In the process, the district itself has been spiffed up.
- If you take an organization apart, spiff it up a little, and then put it back together, it usually doesn't work the same way.
- You take an unknown from the provinces and you spiff him up.
- So anyway, the day I had my initial interview with the recruitment agency, I thought I'd better spiff myself up a bit.
- On her wish list are televisions, phone access, repairs for a covered walkway, and spiffing up the airport's terrazzo floors.
- Be sure to include the classics, the foods you know everyone will love; consider spiffing them up with unexpected ingredients, such as fresh dill in the potato salad.
- On the one hand, welcome to our place and thanks for helping spiff it up.
- Joe spiffs himself up and heads with Pip to Miss Havisham's, where he is so intimidated by the old woman that every time she asks him a question, he directs his reply at Pip.
- I guess I'll just spiff myself up a bit then go over after classes.
- First, Santa Monica spent roughly $180 million in public works and redevelopment funds spiffing up the beachfront area.
- Blocks and blocks of homes are being rehabbed and spiffed up, which is breathing life into many once-forlorn districts of the city.
- Spring-cleaning not only spiffs up your house, but it can shape you up, too.
Origin Late 19th century: perhaps from dialect spiff 'well dressed'. Definition of spiff in US English: spiffverbspɪfspif [with object]spiff someone/something upNorth American informal Make someone or something attractive, tidy, or stylish. he arrived all spiffed up in a dinner jacket Example sentencesExamples - More BMW touches are evident in the interior, which has been spiffed up to truly opulent standards.
- You take an unknown from the provinces and you spiff him up.
- So anyway, the day I had my initial interview with the recruitment agency, I thought I'd better spiff myself up a bit.
- Look at my dad, spiffed up in jodhpurs, ready to ride that bay mare he loved.
- First, Santa Monica spent roughly $180 million in public works and redevelopment funds spiffing up the beachfront area.
- But spiffing up a kid can be an experience in itself, and a delightful one at that.
- If you take an organization apart, spiff it up a little, and then put it back together, it usually doesn't work the same way.
- On her wish list are televisions, phone access, repairs for a covered walkway, and spiffing up the airport's terrazzo floors.
- The lounge was upgraded with a new stage, light and sound systems, while the theater received new fabrics to spiff it up.
- I'm trying to spiff up my outward appearance and want to invest in a good shampoo & conditioner, skin regimen, and a bit of makeup.
- I've been thinking about spiffing this place up a bit.
- In the process, the district itself has been spiffed up.
- Spring-cleaning not only spiffs up your house, but it can shape you up, too.
- Roll up your sleeves and spiff up the place.
- Hundreds of millions of dollars have been spent spiffing up the look, feel, and function of everything from refrigerators and washing machines to cell phones and MP3 players.
- I guess I'll just spiff myself up a bit then go over after classes.
- On the one hand, welcome to our place and thanks for helping spiff it up.
- Blocks and blocks of homes are being rehabbed and spiffed up, which is breathing life into many once-forlorn districts of the city.
- Be sure to include the classics, the foods you know everyone will love; consider spiffing them up with unexpected ingredients, such as fresh dill in the potato salad.
- Joe spiffs himself up and heads with Pip to Miss Havisham's, where he is so intimidated by the old woman that every time she asks him a question, he directs his reply at Pip.
Origin Late 19th century: perhaps from dialect spiff ‘well dressed’. |