spiff
pronunciation
How to pronounce spiff in British English:
UK [spɪf]
How to pronounce spiff in American English:
US [ spɪf]
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- Noun:
- attractiveness in appearance or dress or manner
Word Origin
- spiff (v.)
- "make neat or spruce," 1877 (with up or out), probably from spiffy (q.v.). Spiffing "excellent" was very popular in 1870s slang.
Example
- 1. If you 're looking to spiff up a meal , a touch of chile can really brighten up a dish in a healthful , flavorful way .
- 2. At the time , the outbound flow was taken as one more last-minute sign of china 's optimistic , all-fronts effort to spiff up beijing for its role as olympic host .