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spiv  (spv)

n. Chiefly British Slang

1. One, usually unemployed, who lives by one's wits.

2. One who shirks work or responsibility; a slacker.

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[Dialectal spif, dandified, dandy.]

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spiv [spɪv]

n

Brit slang a person who makes a living by underhand dealings or swindling; black marketeer

[back formation from dialect spiving smart; compare spiffy, spiffing]

spivvy  adj

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

spiv - a person without employment who makes money by various dubious schemes; goes about smartly dressed and having a good time Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom do-nothing, idler, layabout, loafer, bum - person who does no work; "a lazy bum"

Translations

spiv [spɪv] N (Brit) → chanchullero m, caballero m de industria; (= slacker) → gandul m; (= black marketeer) → estraperlista mf

spiv [ˈspɪv] n (British) → fricoteur m >

spiv

n (Brit inf) → schmieriger Typ (inf)

spiv [spɪv] n (Brit) (fam) → imbroglione m

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spiv [spɪv] n (Brit) (fam) → imbroglione m