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The Routledge Dictionary of Historical Slang
Eric Partridge. splosh. , adv. Plump: coll: 1891, Anon., Harry Fludyer, 'Such larks
when you heard the ball go splosh on a man's hat'. Echoic. spoffish . Fussy,
bustling, officious: 1836, Dickens. Very ob. Perhaps suggested by officious or ...
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A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English
SPOFFISH 1955. Origin? Apparently arbitrary-perhaps after such a name as asti
spumante. spoffish. Fussy, bustling, officious: 1836, (Dickens); 1935, lvor Brown.
Observer, 11 Aug. Very ob. Perhaps suggested by officious or fussy; obviously, ...
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Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present: Rea
Spoffish (or spoffv) = fussy ; bustling ; smart. Also spoffv, subs. = a busybody.
1836. Dickens, Sh. by Boz, 1 Horatio Sparkins.' A little spoffish man with green
spectacles. Ibid. (1838-40), Shetches, Tales, vii. He invariahly spoke with
astonishing ...
John Stephen Farmer, William Ernest Henley, 1903
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The Chambers Dictionary
Encompassing more than 300,000 definitions, this up-to-date reference of the English language covers both old and new words, the commonplace and the unusual, with information on idioms, etymologies, and more than 200,000 references.
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Williams Literary Monthly
Spoffish, sirrah? Smile me no sickly smiles nor call me spoffish. Bring me that
chair — nay, dammee, I want no spindled mohair but that one, of corduroy and
stout oak. Heigho, and if I must, I must. Eh, what? Thanks, sir — a little pinch,
perhaps ...
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ElderSpeak: A Thesaurus or Compendium of Words Related to ...
... vagary unacceptable behavior performance: outré unswervingly loyal
politically: brass-collar unpleasant scene, cause a disturbance: esclandre upset
at trifles; bustling; fussy: spoffish useless, ineffective: feckless wandering:
errabund waste ...
James L. Reynolds, MD, 2014
said Mr. Malderton, as a little spoffish man, with green spectacles, entered the
room. " You got my note?" "Yes, I did; and here I am in consequence." " You don't
happen to know this Mr. Sparkins by name? You know every body." Mr. Flamwell
...
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Sketches by Boz: illustration of every-day life and ...
He invariably spoke with astonishing rapidity ; was smart, spoffish, and eight-and-
twenty. " Splendid idea, 'po.n my life !" soliloquized Mr. Percy Noakes, over his
morning's coflee, as his mind reverted to a suggestion which had been thrown
out ...
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Museum of Foreign Literature, Science and Art
He invariably spoke with astonishing rapidity ; was smart, spoffish, and eight-and-
twenty. " Splendid idea, 'pon my life," — soliloquised Mr. Percy Noakes, over his
morning's coffee, as his mind reverted to a suggestion which had been thrown ...
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Sketches by Boz: Easyread Edition
He invariably spoke with astonishing rapidity; was smart, spoffish, and eight-and-
twenty. 'Splendid idea, 'pon my life!' soliloquised Mr. Percy Noakes, over his
morning coffee, as his mind reverted to a suggestion which had been thrown out
on ...
