A very dated word used by the upper-class British, and Americans that can't do impressions for shit.
Can be used for comedic value.
Usually found in sentences containing the terms; "Jolly good" "Old chap/chum" "Tea" "Wot wot" "I say" and "Earl grey"
I say, old chum. Would you like to come to Buckingham palace and share a spiffing pot of the old earl Grey, wot?
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The act of wearing a suit and tie or other nice outfit with a tie such as jeans/vest/shirt/tie or khakis/shirt/tie
Matt feels the need to get spiffed for no reason at all, and because of this, he has never been seen wearing anything short of a button down shirt with a tie and a nice pair of khakis. But he usually wore a suit and tie.
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Stands for Sales Performance Incentive Fund. (Or Performance, or Person.) It's what sales people get when they don't get a decent commission or salary. Sometimes involves extra company product, sometimes a bonus prize.
When Dave sold the big stereo this month, they Spiffed him a trip to Hawaii; The only spif that Bob got, was a tshirt and one of the refurbed DVD players.
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To be decked out in your finest clothing and groomed to perfection.
Bubba, you're looking spiffed in that Burger King uniform and that bacon grease really makes your hair lie flat...are you going to the bowling alley tonight?
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A term of endearment. Kind of like calling dude or son. Taken from the word spiffy, usually with good undertones.
Person 1: Whats good homie?
Person 2: Nothin much spif, just chillin.
Person 1: You must really like me, you just called me spif
Person 2: Obviously spif.
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Stands for Slow People in Formation. It's a term used for a situation where a large group of slow moving or meandering people effectivly create a road block.
"If we have to drive today, let's skirt around downtown. The street fair has turned the whole thing into a spif."
Student:"Sorry, I'm late, I was stuck in bumper to bumper traffic."
Teacher: "Was there a big crash?"
Student: "No it was just a spif."
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