See if you can get yourself a little spiffed up before we go out to dinner. We wouldn't want the Wilmington-Thorpes to think you only have one suit.
•The house doesn't have to be too spiffed up for the Franklins. They are used to clutter.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
spiffed — adj dressed smartly. These expressions, now popular among American teenagers, are, like the British spiffy, spiffing and spiv, a derivation of the early 19th century Brit ish dialect term spiff , meaning dandy. Spiffed itself was heard in British … Contemporary slang
spiffed-up — adj dressed smartly. These expressions, now popular among American teenagers, are, like the British spiffy, spiffing and spiv, a derivation of the early 19th century Brit ish dialect term spiff , meaning dandy. Spiffed itself was heard in British … Contemporary slang
spiffed up — mod. dressed up, brushed up, and polished up nicely. □ See if you can get yourself a little spiffed up before we get to the front door. We wouldn’t want the Wilmington Thorpes to think you only have one suit. □ The house doesn’t have to be too… … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
spiffed up — adj. nicely dressed; cleaned up. You got all spiffed up for today s meeting? Why? … English slang
spiffed out — adj dressed smartly. These expressions, now popular among American teenagers, are, like the British spiffy, spiffing and spiv, a derivation of the early 19th century Brit ish dialect term spiff , meaning dandy. Spiffed itself was heard in British … Contemporary slang
spiffed out — mod. nicely dressed up; decked out. □ I like to get all spiffed out every now and then. □ Wow, you look spiffed out! Where are you going? … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
spiffed-up — adjective see spiff … New Collegiate Dictionary
spiffed — v. make attractive; give something a polished appearance n. charm; attractive or polished appearance … English contemporary dictionary
spiffed up — adjective dressed in fancy or formal clothing • Syn: ↑dressed, ↑dressed up, ↑dressed to the nines, ↑dressed to kill, ↑dolled up, ↑spruced up, ↑togged up • Similar to: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
spiffed — adjective Etymology: from past participle of spiff (II) 1. : decked out : well attired 2. [probably by shortening & alteration from spiflicated] : intoxicated … Useful english dictionary
dressed-up dressed to the ninespredicate dressed to killpredicate dolled up spruced up spiffed up — clothed clothed adj. 1. wearing clothing. [Narrower terms: {adorned(predicate), bedecked(predicate), decked(predicate), decked out(predicate)}; {appareled, attired, clad, dressed, garbed, garmented, habilimented, robed}; {arrayed, panoplied};… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
