Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spiff up

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.85 in modern English

Syllables
spif-f up
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To decorate or otherwise make more attractive.

Slang; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

spiffs up (present, singular) spiffing up (participle, present) spiffed up (participle, past) spiffed up (past)

Synonyms

spruce up spruce titivate tittivate smarten up slick up

Questions

What does spiff up mean?
To decorate or otherwise make more attractive.

How to pronounce spiff up

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