Meanings
adjectivespivish (not comparable)
alternative spivvish
- not comparableHaving the behaviour and appearance of a spiv.
The Sporting Life was racing. […] It was louche, spivish and disreputable just like the Turf itself.
1999 March 5, Jamie Reid, “The murder of this Sporting Life”, in The Guardian, retrieved 02 Feb 2017
Origin
Translations
Greek αεριτζίδικος
- αεριτζίδικος (aeritzídikos)spiv like
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spivish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spivish
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“spivish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spivish. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spivish,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spivish.
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