spivvy
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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The Caretaker has a fascinating setup: the old homeless man, the spivvy East End boy Mick and his older brother.
From The Guardian • Sep. 27, 2018
Why spivvy Sidney was worth resurrecting isn't entirely clear.
From The Guardian • Nov. 23, 2012
What does a country that spent years impersonating a spivvy estate agent do now the housing bubble has burst?
From The Guardian • Feb. 8, 2011
This, amid the spivvy salesmanship, becomes a pretty dominant motif; how funny you find it will determine how much you enjoy this series.
From The Guardian • Oct. 6, 2010
There are suggestions it always had a spivvy capitalist side: in Vineland "Prairie worked at the Bodhi Dharma Pizza Temple . . . twelve-grain crust with the lightness and digestibility of a manhole cover."
From The Guardian • Jul. 30, 2010
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