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The correct spelling is spiff.

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noun

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The correct spelling is spiff. Attractiveness or charm in dress, appearance, or manner. For example: "Without a diploma, he relies on spiff alone to climb the corporate ladder."

Usage Examples

Without a diploma, he relies on spiff alone to climb the corporate ladder.

I spiffed the turf over the edge and it went straight through the window and hit the officer.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.Attractiveness or charm in dress, appearance, or manner.
  2. 2.A well-dressed man.
  3. 3.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.
  4. 4.A cannabis cigarette.

verb

  1. 1.(usually with up or out) To make spiffy (attractive, polished, or up-to-date)
  2. 2.To reward (a salesperson) with a spiff or bonus.
  3. 3.To attach a spiff or bonus to the selling of (a product)
  4. 4.To throw; to heave.

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