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spiff up ThesaurusVerb | 1. | spiff up - make neat, smart, or trim; "Spruce up your house for Spring"; "titivate the child"slick up, smarten up, spruce, spruce up, titivate, tittivatebeautify, fancify, prettify, embellish - make more beautiful |
spiff up
spiff upTo make someone, something, or oneself appear more visually attractive, appealing, or fashionable. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "spiff" and "up." They spiffed up that ramshackle old building—it's so hip and modern looking now! Tommy and Sarah are going to help spiff me up a bit before my date.See also: spiff, upspiffed upMade to look more attractive, fashionable, or appealing. I like how spiffed out this place looks since you guys took over. I like getting a little spiffed up for a night on the town.See also: spiff, upspiff something upto polish and groom something very well; to make something clean and tidy. See if you can spiff this place up a little. I will spiff up the room a little.See also: spiff, upspiffed updressed up, groomed, and polished up nicely; clean and tidy. See if you can get yourself a little spiffed up before we go out to dinner. We wouldn't want the Wilmington-Thorpes to think you only have one suit. The house doesn't have to be too spiffed up for the Franklins. They are used to clutter.See also: spiff, upspiff upv. Slang To make attractive, stylish, or up-to-date: The owners spiffed up the old storefront. I found my old bike and spiffed it up.See also: spiff, upspiffed up mod. dressed up, brushed up, and polished up nicely. See if you can get yourself a little spiffed up before we get to the front door. We wouldn’t want the Wilmington-Thorpes to think you only have one suit. See also: spiff, upspiff up
Synonyms for spiff upverb make neat, smart, or trimSynonyms- slick up
- smarten up
- spruce
- spruce up
- titivate
- tittivate
Related Words- beautify
- fancify
- prettify
- embellish
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