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spivveries

spivveries is the plural of spivvery.

Meaning of spivvery

Noun

spivvery (countable and uncountable, plural spivveries)

  1. Behaviour characteristic of a spiv; crookery, petty crime.
    • The Government decided the issues in accordance with the best principles, he said: "The weak first; and the strong next." Mr. Churchill preferred a free-for-all, but what was Toryism except organised Spivvery?1948 July 4, “Mr Bevan's bitter attack on Tories”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

Questions about spivveries

What is spivveries the plural of?
Spivveries is the plural of spivvery.

Words near spivveries in the dictionary

  1. Spivey
  2. Spiveys
  3. spivias
  4. spivish
  5. spivs
  6. spivveries
  7. spivvery
  8. spivvier
  9. spivviest
  10. spivvily
  11. spivvish

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