- spiffed-up
- adjective see spiff
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spiffed — adj dressed smartly. These expressions, now popular among American teenagers, are, like the British spiffy, spiffing and spiv, a derivation of the early 19th century Brit ish dialect term spiff , meaning dandy. Spiffed itself was heard in British … Contemporary slang
spiffed-up — adj dressed smartly. These expressions, now popular among American teenagers, are, like the British spiffy, spiffing and spiv, a derivation of the early 19th century Brit ish dialect term spiff , meaning dandy. Spiffed itself was heard in British … Contemporary slang
spiffed 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. □ The house doesn’t have to be too… … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
spiffed up — adj. nicely dressed; cleaned up. You got all spiffed up for today s meeting? Why? … English slang
spiffed out — adj dressed smartly. These expressions, now popular among American teenagers, are, like the British spiffy, spiffing and spiv, a derivation of the early 19th century Brit ish dialect term spiff , meaning dandy. Spiffed itself was heard in British … Contemporary slang
spiffed out — mod. nicely dressed up; decked out. □ I like to get all spiffed out every now and then. □ Wow, you look spiffed out! Where are you going? … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
spiffed — v. make attractive; give something a polished appearance n. charm; attractive or polished appearance … English contemporary dictionary
spiffed up — adjective dressed in fancy or formal clothing • Syn: ↑dressed, ↑dressed up, ↑dressed to the nines, ↑dressed to kill, ↑dolled up, ↑spruced up, ↑togged up • Similar to: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
spiffed — adjective Etymology: from past participle of spiff (II) 1. : decked out : well attired 2. [probably by shortening & alteration from spiflicated] : intoxicated … Useful english dictionary
dressed-up dressed to the ninespredicate dressed to killpredicate dolled up spruced up spiffed up — clothed clothed adj. 1. wearing clothing. [Narrower terms: {adorned(predicate), bedecked(predicate), decked(predicate), decked out(predicate)}; {appareled, attired, clad, dressed, garbed, garmented, habilimented, robed}; {arrayed, panoplied};… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
