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spiffy

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spiff⋅y

  [spif-ee]
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–adjective, spiff⋅i⋅er, spiff⋅i⋅est. Informal.
spruce; smart; fine.
Also, spif⋅fing  [spif-ing] ; especially British, spivvy, spivving.

Origin:
1855–60; dial. spiff well-dressed (orig. uncert.) + -y 1

Related forms:
spiff⋅i⋅ly, adverb
spiff⋅i⋅ness, noun
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spiff·y   (spĭf'ē)   
adj.   spiff·i·er, spiff·i·est
Smart in appearance or dress; stylish.
tr.v.   spiff·ied, spiff·y·ing, spiff·ies
To make attractive, stylish, or up-to-date: spiffying up my wardrobe.

[Possibly from dialectal spiff, dandified.]
spiff'i·ly adv., spiff'i·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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spiffy
/spi'fee/ 1. Said of programs having a pretty, clever, or exceptionally well-designed interface. "Have you seen the spiffy X version of empire yet?" This was common mainstream slang during the 1940s.
2. Said sarcastically of a program that is perceived to have little more than a flashy interface going for it. Which meaning should be drawn depends delicately on tone of voice and context.
[The Jargon File]

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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