spivish

English

Alternative forms

• spivvish

Etymology

From spiv +‎ -ish.

Adjective

spivish (not comparable)

1. Having the behaviour and appearance of a spiv.
   • 1999 March 5, Jamie Reid, “The murder of this Sporting Life”, in The Guardian‎^[1], retrieved 2 February 2017:

     The Sporting Life was racing. […] It was louche, spivish and disreputable just like the Turf itself.

Translations

spiv like

• Greek: αεριτζίδικος (el) (aeritzídikos)