spiff up

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spiff up

verb spiffs up · spiffing up · spiffed up

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.

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verb to decorate or otherwise make more attractive

Deutsch	aufpolieren, aufbretzeln

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@misc{spiff_up_2026,
  title = {spiff up},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/spiff%20up},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}