Usually means: Flashy, stylish, slightly disreputable appearance.
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  1. spivvy: Merriam-Webster
  2. spivvy: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. spivvy: Collins English Dictionary
  4. spivvy: Wiktionary
  5. spivvy: Infoplease Dictionary
  6. spivvy: Dictionary.com
  7. spivvy: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. spivvy: Green’s Dictionary of Slang
  2. spivvy: Urban Dictionary

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▸ adjective:  Of, related to, or resembling a spiv; flashy but often also seedy.

Similar:
spivvish, spivish, spiry, spikey, spiffy, spylike, sparlike, spooksome, spangly, spangled, more...

Opposite:
straightforward, honest, sincere, genuine, authentic

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Similar:
spivvish, spivish, spiry, spikey, spiffy, spylike, sparlike, spooksome, spangly, spangled, more...

Opposite:
straightforward, honest, sincere, genuine, authentic



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