Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spliffy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: spliffy
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

fine; excellent

American usage; Archaic; Slang

Example Sentences

"I went to one of those swell dances in the pavilion on the pier, and got acquainted with two such interesting girls and three boys friends they had with them, and the bunch of us had a spliffy dinner in the casino."
"The message on this 1911 card reads “How spliffy! This river is safe for canoeing, as it is very shallow. The man in the picture has a case of beer on board.”"
"[Kidd Creole] The boss talker, the spliffy walker / The woman teaser, the crowd pleaser"

Usage

American usage
Archaic
Slang

Inflected Forms

more spliffy (comparative) most spliffy (superlative)

Questions

What does spliffy mean?: fine; excellent

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