Spiff

Quick meaning: Spiff is an adjective meaning (uncountable) Attractiveness or charm in dress, appearance, or manner.

Meaning

(uncountable) Attractiveness or charm in dress, appearance, or manner.

More Meanings

1. (countable, archaic, slang) A well-dressed man; a swell.
2. (countable, colloquial, Jamaica) Alternative form of spliff (“hand-rolled marijuana cigarette”).
3. (transitive, informal) (usually with up or out) To make spiffy (attractive, polished, or up-to-date)
4. (transitive, commerce, slang) To reward (a salesperson) with a spiff or bonus.
5. (transitive, commerce, slang) To attach a spiff or bonus to the selling of (a product)
6. (countable, commerce, slang) 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.
7. (archaic or regional, Yorkshire) Neat, smartly dressed, attractive.

Example Sentences

Thah is spiff i’ thy new coit.

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

She rolled a spiff for us as she spoke, sifting the ganja between her fingers […]

This ensemble may be properly spiffed with a bolo tie, and topped off with a. . .

Word Forms

• spiffs
• spiffing
• spiffed

Synonyms for spiff

Depending on context, synonyms include spruce, macaroni, popinjay, barbermonger, blade, blood.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include spesh, fly-ass, shmexy, secksy, silk-stocking, sicc.

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