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Spiff

Attractiveness or charm in dress, appearance, or manner.

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noun
  1. 1

    Attractiveness or charm in dress, appearance, or manner.

    "Without a diploma, he relies on spiff alone to climb the corporate ladder."

  2. 2

    A well-dressed man.

  3. 3

    A bonus or other remuneration, given for reaching a sales goal or promoting the goods of a particular manufacturer. Originally from textile retailing, a percentage given for selling off surplus or out-of-fashion stock, of which the sales person could offer part as a discount to a customer.

verb
  1. 1

    (usually with up or out) To make spiffy (attractive, polished, or up-to-date)

  2. 2

    To reward (a salesperson) with a spiff or bonus.

  3. 3

    To attach a spiff or bonus to the selling of (a product)

  4. 4

    To throw; to heave.

    "I spiffed the turf over the edge and it went straight through the window and hit the officer."

noun
  1. 1

    A cannabis cigarette.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Spiff"

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WordDefinition
dietenoun
spesh(slang) special
fly-ass(US, informal) Very smart, beautiful, or well-dressed.
shmexy(slang, euphemistic or humorous) Sexy.
secksy(Internet slang, humorous) Misspelling of sexy. [Having sex appeal; attractive.]
silk-stocking(archaic, derogatory) Elegantly dressed; aristocratic; luxurious.
siccnounEye dialect spelling of sick (“in poor health; ill”). [(less common in the UK and Ireland) In poor health; ill.]
schmexyAlternative spelling of shmexy. [(slang, euphemistic or humorous) Sexy.]
sweenounA finch of species Coccopygia melanotis, found in sub-Saharan Africa.
sexyerMisspelling of sexier.
pixieishnounAlternative spelling of pixyish. [Like a pixy or pixie.]
speshulnoun(nonstandard, dialect, sometimes humorous) special
seddityAlternative spelling of saditty (acting bourgeois, snobbish or pretentious). [(US, slang, chiefly African-American Vernacular) Acting snobbish, arrogant, or superior; uppity; perceived to be trying to associate with a higher social class.]
petitenoun(genetics) A mutant first discovered in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, forming small colonies when grown in the presence of fermentable carbon sources such as glucose.
sylphy(obsolete, rare, poetic) sylphlike
sheenenounObsolete spelling of sheen. [(rare, poetic) Beautiful, good-looking, attractive; radiant; shiny.]
pixie-facedOf a female, having facial features typically associated with pixies (short-cropped hair (pixie cut), a small cute nose, and bright or mischievous smile).
smokingnoun(usually) The burning and inhalation of tobacco.
sissyishnounLike a sissy.
sissynoun(sometimes derogatory, colloquial) An effeminate boy or man.

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