spivish

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spivish

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From spiv + -ish.

adjective spivvish

not comparable Having the behaviour and appearance of a spiv. The Sporting Life was racing. […] It was louche, spivish and disreputable just like the Turf itself.

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adj spiv like

Ελληνικά	αεριτζίδικος aeritzídikos

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@misc{spivish_2026,
  title = {spivish},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/spivish},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}