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spiffy (encz) | spiffy,nablejskaný adj: [hovor.] [amer.] Jakub Kalousek |
spiffy (wn) | spiffy
adj 1: marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners; "a dapper
young man"; "a jaunty red hat" [syn: dapper, dashing,
jaunty, natty, raffish, rakish, spiffy,
snappy, spruce] |
spiffy (foldoc) | spiffy
/spi'fee/ 1. Said of programs having a pretty, clever, or
exceptionally well-designed interface. "Have you seen the
spiffy X version of empire yet?" This was common
mainstream slang during the 1940s.
2. Said sarcastically of a program that is perceived to have
little more than a flashy interface going for it. Which
meaning should be drawn depends delicately on tone of voice
and context.
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spiffy (jargon) | spiffy
/spi'fee/, adj.
1. Said of programs having a pretty, clever, or exceptionally well-designed
interface. “Have you seen the spiffy X version of empire yet?”
2. Said sarcastically of a program that is perceived to have little more
than a flashy interface going for it. Which meaning should be drawn depends
delicately on tone of voice and context. This word was common mainstream
slang during the 1940s, in a sense close to 1.
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