spivish en · ADJ
Etymology
From spiv + -ish.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Having the behaviour and appearance of a spiv.
The Sporting Life was racing. […] It was louche, spivish and disreputable just like the Turf itself.
1999 March 5, Jamie Reid, “The murder of this Sporting Life”, in The Guardian, retrieved 02 Feb 2017:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| spivvish | alternative | lexicographic |
Translations (1)
el αεριτζίδικος (spiv like)