English
Noun
en-noun

1. uncountable Attractiveness or charm in dress, appearance, or manner

#:Without a diploma, he relies on spiff alone to climb the corporate ladder.

1. countable|dated A well-dressed man
2. countable|sales jargon A bonus or other remuneration, given for reaching a sales goal or promoting the goods of a particular manufacturer. Originally from textile retailing, a percentage given for selling off surplus or out-of-fashion stock, of which the sales person could offer part as a discount to a customer.
3. countable|colloquial|Jamaica a hand-rolled marijuana cigarette; a joint

#*2000, Leone Ross, Tasting Songs, in Dark Matter (ed. Sheree R. Thomas), p76
#*: She rolled a spiff for us as she spoke, sifting the ganja between her fingers...
#*2004, Sander L. Gilman, Xun Zhou, Smoke: A Global History of Smoking, p144
#*: ...someone else built a spiff which he lit and gave to me...

Verb
en-verb

1. (usually with up) to make spiffy (attractive, polished, or up-to-date)

#:Our productivity would surely increase if we'd just spiff up this office a bit.

1. to reward (a salesperson) with a spiff.

Derived terms
spiff up

Synonyms
spruce (as in spruce up)

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