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Probably from British English dialect spoffle (“to be spoffish”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
spoffish
Today it means: earnest and active in matters of no importance; bustling Full definition →
Today it means: earnest and active in matters of no importance; bustling Full definition →
Probably from British English dialect spoffle (“to be spoffish”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.