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spiff

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spiff  (spf) Informal
tr.v. spiffed, spiff·ing, spiffs
To make attractive, stylish, or up-to-date: spiffed up the old storefront.
n.
Attractiveness or charm in appearance, dress, or manners: "He may need more than spiff to get him through the bad patches ahead" (James Wolcott).

[Possibly from dialectal spiff, well-dressed.]
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Noun1.spiff - attractiveness in appearance or dress or manner; "he gets by largely on pure spiff"
attractiveness - sexual allure


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