spivish

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Etymology

From spiv +‎ -ish.

Adjective

spivish (not comparable)

  1. Having the behaviour and appearance of a spiv.
    • 1999 March 5, Jamie Reid, “The murder of this Sporting Life”, in The Guardian, retrieved 2 February 2017:
      The Sporting Life was racing. […] It was louche, spivish and disreputable just like the Turf itself.

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