spiffy

comparative spiffier · superlative spiffiest

1. informalDapper; fine or neat, especially in style of clothing or other appearance.

   Plead the fifth, sip wine stiffly / Patiently come up and be spiffy in a jiffy

   2004, MF DOOM, “Vomitspit”, in MM..FOOD

   2 more examples

   He was “great” (as he expressed it) with the Bloomer who kept the bar where their club was held, and whom he styled “a spiffy girl,” and who had been graciously pleased to accept of a pair of very Brummagem-looking earrings, set with paste diamonds, with which he had presented her.

   1852, “How Jeremiah Tubbs became engaged in the Irish elections of 1852”, in New Monthly Magazine and Humorist, page 66

   The charming twins came last week, and you should see their clothes. ‘Spiffy’ is the word.

   1906 August 26, “Newport News in London”, in The New York Times, page 9

   Synonyms: snazzy, spiffing, spivvy

plural spiffies

1. informalA dapper person.

plural Spiffies

1. A spring-wire collar stay, worn by men.

   The only neat thing about him was his collar. It was held down by a Spiffy wire stay.

   1975, Irvin Faust, A Star in the Family, page 60