Meanings
verbspiff up (third-person singular simple present spiffs up, present participle spiffing up, simple past and past participle spiffed up)
present singular third person spiffs up · participle present spiffing up · participle past spiffed up · past spiffed up
- idiomaticslangtransitiveTo 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
Synonyms & antonyms
verbmake neat, smart, or trim
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
German aufpolieren, aufbretzeln
- aufpolierento decorate or otherwise make more attractive
- aufbretzelnto decorate or otherwise make more attractive
Polish ulepszać, ulepszyć
- ulepszaćto decorate or otherwise make more attractive
- ulepszyćto decorate or otherwise make more attractive
- uatrakcyjniaćto decorate or otherwise make more attractive
- uatrakcyjnićto decorate or otherwise make more attractive
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APA
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“spiff up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spiff%20up. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spiff up,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spiff%20up.
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