spiff
(noun) attractiveness in appearance or dress or manner; “he gets by largely on pure spiff”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
spiff (countable and uncountable, plural spiffs)
(uncountable) Attractiveness or charm in dress, appearance, or manner.
(countable, dated) A well-dressed man.
(countable, commerce, slang) A bonus or other remuneration, given for reaching a sales goal or promoting the goods of a particular manufacturer. Originally from textile retailing, a percentage given for selling off surplus or out-of-fashion stock, of which the sales person could offer part as a discount to a customer.
(countable, colloquial, Jamaica) Alternative form of spliff (“hand-rolled marijuana cigarette”)
spiff (third-person singular simple present spiffs, present participle spiffing, simple past and past participle spiffed)
(transitive, informal) (usually with up or out) To make spiffy (attractive, polished, or up-to-date)
(transitive, commerce, slang) To reward (a salesperson) with a spiff or bonus.
(transitive, commerce, slang) To attach a spiff or bonus to the selling of (a product)
(transitive, informal) To throw; to heave.
• spruce (as in spruce up)
• piffs
Source: Wiktionary
11 June 2025
(adjective) having relatively few calories; “diet cola”; “light (or lite) beer”; “lite (or light) mayonnaise”; “a low-cal diet”
International Coffee Day (September 29) is an occasion to promote and celebrate coffee as a beverage, with events occurring in places across the world. A day to promote fair trade coffee and raise awareness for the coffee growers’ plight. Other countries celebrate this event on October 1.
