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spiffs up

spiffs up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of spiff up.

Meaning of spiff up

Verb

spiff up (third-person singular simple present spiffs up, present participle spiffing up, simple past and past participle spiffed up)

  1. (idiomatic, slang, transitive) To 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

Questions about spiffs up

What is spiffs up the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Spiffs up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of spiff up.

Words near spiffs up in the dictionary

  1. spifflicated
  2. spifflicates
  3. spifflicating
  4. spifflication
  5. spiffs
  6. spiffs up
  7. spiffy
  8. spiflicate
  9. spiflicated
  10. spiflicates
  11. spiflicating

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