10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPIFFING»
Discover the use of
spiffing in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
spiffing and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Rigby Rocket: White Reader 3 - The Tale of Sir
Spiffing Biffing
"Rigby Rocket" is designed to offer links from guided to independent reading.
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The Routledge Dictionary of Historical Slang
ca 1900, coll: 1872, 'The vulgar Pupkins said ..., “It was spiffing?”'; G. Moore, 1884
. Perhaps ex dial. (–1865) spiffyn, n., work well done: O.E.D., which relates
RATTLE, v; RIPPING; TOPPING. cf. SPIFF, adj., 2, and SPIFFY, and the dial,
spiffer ...
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A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English
abbr. spiffy, q.v.; cf. spiffing, and spiv, qq.v. spiffed, ppl adj. Smartly dressed;
tricked out; very neat; spruce: 1877 (W.S. Gilbert: OED); ob. by 1930. See spiff, V.,
1, and cf. spiffing and spiffy, qq.v.—2. Tipsy: mainly Scottish:—1860 (H., 2nd ed);
ob.
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Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang
spider spiel spieler spiff spiffing spiffy spiflicated 'We spivved ourselves up, put on
clean shirts, and strolled. school with a lotta niggers and kikes and wops and
spics? (1977). 2 The Spanish language; spec. Spanish-American. 1933–.
John Ayto, John Simpson, 2010
It's spiffing.” “Spiffing?” I enquired. “What does that mean Crispian?” He laughed,
“Spiffing is a mixture of cool, exciting, brilliant, you name it. That's spiffing.” At that
moment, a beautiful girl walked up behind him. He turned and took her hand.
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Tianna Logan and the Salem Academy for Witchcraft
Real secluded, and it'll be a spiffing place to jump off from.” “Spiffing?” “Blimey...
it's like...fabulous, fantastic, super, you know...spiffing!” “Okay...spiffing! So, just
how far is Barnabas' place from here?” Tianna asked. “Not far. Maybe five
minutes ...
Timothy Craig Everhart, 2010
Formatting. and. Spiffing-Up. Tricks. In This Chapter Reviewing your document's
formats Playing with fields Using color text Centering a page on the up-and-down
Having fun with click-and-type Borrowing a cup o' formatting Using the various ...
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Sams Teach Yourself Computer Basics in 24 Hours
HOUR. 20. Spiffing. Up. the. Olf. System. Your computer may have been perfect
for you whenever you bought it. but so much can change. Maybe you have
decided to pursue digital photography. or perhaps you have gotten hooked on ...
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Microsoft Office Project 2007 For Dummies
Spiffing. Things. Up. These days, image is everything. You and your project may
be judged to some extent by how professional your printed information looks.
Even if your project is a million dollars over budget and four months behind,
making ...
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Beginning iOS 6 Development: Exploring the iOS SDK
Spiffing. Up. the. Button. If you compare your running ... a kind of template image
that iOS will use when drawing your buttons. It's important to keep in mind that
your application is. 110 CHAPTER 4: More User Interface Fun Spiffing Up the
Button.
David Mark, Jack Nutting, Jeff LaMarche, 2013
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPIFFING»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
spiffing is used in the context of the following news items.
Spiffing Up The Grounds
Saturday was clean up day at the Palo Alto County Fairgrounds in preparation for this week's fair. 4-H and FFA?members, their families, Fair Board members ... «Emmetsburg News, Jul 15»
Spiffing! Saddle up for Plymouth's first Retro Ride
WICKER baskets, tweed suits and vintage bicycles – that's what will be taking over Plymouth during the city's first Retro Ride. Organised by Stacey DeAmicis and ... «Plymouth Herald, Jul 15»
Spiffing! New capital requirements for personal investment firms
Can the PIF pay? Personal Investment Firms (PIFs) are advisory firms responsible for around half of all regulated investment and pension sales. Last month the ... «Lexology, Jul 15»
Sarah Harding looks spiffing in royal blue dress as she arrives at Ascot
Sarah Harding ensured all eyes were on her when she arrived at Ascot in a royal blue figure-hugging dress on Saturday afternoon. The gorgeous Girls Aloud ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jun 15»
Morgan & West's Utterly Spiffing Spectacular Magic Show for Kids …
In their new show, Morgan & West's Utterly Spiffing Spectacular Magic Show for Kids (And Childish Grown-ups), the Victorian magic duo provide entertainment ... «Portsmouth News, Jun 15»
Old school restaurant is simply spiffing
Field & Green sounds just the sort of eatery one might retire to with a chum after an auction at Sotheby's. The former Big Bad Wolf charcuterie now even looks ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jun 15»
Spiffing up for the NBA finals: The Q gets ready
Tuesday afternoon, The Q changed its exterior garb to welcome the NBA Finals games to Cleveland. In a matter of about 20 minutes, banner removal crews ... «fox8.com, Jun 15»
Spiffing up Spofford School playground
A recess improvement plan is underway at Spofford Pond School beginning with its newly painted blacktop for exciting new playground games. Boxford's Hagan ... «Wicked Local Boxford, May 15»
VE Day 70, Horse Guards Parade, review: 'rousing ovations and …
The programme told the story of the war in song, dance and speech - and spiffing period dress. Thus, the gung-ho optimism of “We Must All Stick Together”, sung ... «Telegraph.co.uk, May 15»
Birmingham Rep until 14 th March
By Gill Sutherland. March 10, 2015 at 11:21 am. How perfectly spiffing it was to spend an evening at the theatre without having to engage one's brain too much. «Stratford upon Avon Herald, Mar 15»
