spiff up

English

Pronunciation

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Verb

spiff up (third-person singular simple present spiffs up, present participle spiffing up, simple past and past participle spiffed up)

1. (transitive, slang, idiomatic) To decorate or otherwise make more attractive.
   • 2008, Preeta Samarasan, Evening is the Whole Day, Fourth Estate, page 22:

     He was all spiffed up, this chap, decked out in a spotless white shirt and a bow tie.

Translations

to decorate or otherwise make more attractive — see also spruce up

• German: aufpolieren (de), aufbretzeln