spiv
noun/spɪv/
/spɪv/
(old-fashioned, British English, slang, disapproving)- a man who makes his money by being dishonest in business, especially one who dresses in a way that makes people believe he is rich and successfulTopics Businessc2Word Origin1930s: perhaps related to spiffy.
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