spiff up en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic, slang, transitive) To decorate or otherwise make more attractive.
He was all spiffed up, this chap, decked out in a spotless white shirt and a bow tie.
2008, Preeta Samarasan, Evening is the Whole Day, Fourth Estate, page 22:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| spiffed up | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| spiffed up | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| spiffs up | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| spiffing up | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Translations (6)
pl uatrakcyjnić (to decorate or otherwise make more attractive) · de aufbretzeln (to decorate or otherwise make more attractive) · pl ulepszać (to decorate or otherwise make more attractive) · pl ulepszyć (to decorate or otherwise make more attractive) · de aufpolieren (to decorate or otherwise make more attractive) · pl uatrakcyjniać (to decorate or otherwise make more attractive)