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spiff


spiff

verb \ˈspif\

Definition of SPIFF

: spruce —usually used with up <spiff up your wardrobe>
— spiffed–up \ˈspift-ˈəp\ adjective
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Origin of SPIFF

English dialect spiff dandified
First Known Use: 1877

Rhymes with SPIFF

biff, cliff, diff, glyph, if, iff, jiff, miff, quiff, riff, skiff, sniff, spliff, stiff, syph, tiff, whiff

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