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spiv::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | bum, do-nothing, loafer, idler, layabout |
Examples of spiv
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The work is a state-subsidised apprenticeship for a job as an MP or a PR spiv.
From the thisismoney.co.uk
Would you really expect anything different from successive spiv governments?
From the guardian.co.uk
Pakistan got its nuke start that way, buying them from a spiv in Mumbai.
From the independent.co.uk
We're like the global spiv who can get you anything for the right price.
From the guardian.co.uk
Johnson was heard to remark that the future prime minister was little more than a PR spiv.
From the guardian.co.uk
He was obviously drawn to Rimbaud as a fin-de-sicle spiv, and Silver plays him that way.
From the time.com
In a Mail article in July, Amoral spiv or true traditional Tory?
From the guardian.co.uk
Ban all non started spiv uses by councils, and commercial exploitation operations immediately.
From the guardian.co.uk
More the new style coalition nouveau riche spiv type.
From the guardian.co.uk
- A person without employment who makes money by various dubious schemes; goes about smartly dressed and having a good time
- In the United Kingdom, a spiv is a particular type of petty criminal, who deals in stolen or black market goods of questionable authenticity, especially a slickly-dressed man offering goods at bargain prices. The goods are generally not what they seem or have been obtained illegally.
- Spivs is a (2004) British comedy-crime drama film directed by Colin Teague, who also cowrote the screenplay along with screenwriters Gary Young, and Mike Loveday. It is the second of three undertakings by Teague and Young, the others being Shooters and The Last Drop, respectively. ...
- A smartly dressed person who trades in illicit, black-market or stolen goods; a flashy con artist, often homeless, who lives by his wits; in Scotland Yard usage, a low and common thief; a slacker; one who shirks responsibility
- An individual who lives by his wits (rather than having regular employment).
- An industrious petty criminal, often smartly dressed, sometimes with something to sell at a dubiously low price. ...
- Black-market dealer or petty criminal, especially one who dresses in a vulgar or flashy manner and does no regular work.
- N. 1. A flashy dresser. A used car salesman is a classic example of a spiv.
