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spiffy
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spiffy - /spi'fee/ 1. Said of programs having a pretty, clever, or exceptionally well-designed interface. "Have you seen the spiffy X version of empire yet?" This was common mainstream slang during the 1940s.

2. Said sarcastically of a program that is perceived to have little more than a flashy interface going for it. Which meaning should be drawn depends delicately on tone of voice and context.


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To be confident that their enlisted aides will provide generals and admirals with the spiffiest service, reports Slate's Tom Anderson, the Pentagon is "enrolling some aides at the Starkey International Institute for Household Management, the country's premier school for domestic help.
A few good servants by Peters, Charles / Washington Monthly
On a hot and sticky summer night in New York City back in 1995, the who's who of the hip-hop industry put on their spiffiest duds, the shinier and brighter the better, and gathered to celebrate their accomplishments at the second annual ``The Source Hip-Hop Music Awards.
BACK TO THE SOURCE; MAGAZINE'S AWARDS SHOW RETURNS TO TELEVISION WITH ... by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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