spiff
Speech parts
1. spiff - Noun
2. spiff - Adjective
3. spiff - Verb
Meaning
spiff (comparative more spiff, superlative most spiff)
(archaic or regional, Yorkshire) Neat, smartly dressed, attractive.
(uncountable) Attractiveness or charm in dress, appearance, or manner.
Without a diploma, he relies on spiff alone to climb the corporate ladder.
(countable, archaic, slang) A well-dressed man; a swell.
(countable, commerce, slang) A bonus or other remuneration, given for reaching a sales goal or promoting the goods of a particular manufacturer. Originally from textile retailing, a percentage given for selling off surplus or out-of-fashion stock, of which the sales person could offer part as a discount to a customer.
(countable, colloquial, Jamaica) Alternative form of spliff (“hand-rolled marijuana cigarette”)
(transitive, informal) (usually with up or out) To make spiffy (attractive, polished, or up-to-date)
(transitive, commerce, slang) To reward (a salesperson) with a spiff or bonus.
(transitive, commerce, slang) To attach a spiff or bonus to the selling of (a product)
(Can we verify this sense?) (transitive, informal) To throw; to heave.
I spiffed the turf over the edge and it went straight through the window and hit the officer.
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Examples
Calvin, when in his Spaceman Spiff persona, sees Miss Wormwood as a slimy, often dictatorial alien.
Three of his alter egos are well-defined and recurrent: * "Spaceman Spiff" is a heroic spacefarer who narrates his experiences in the third person.