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adj
Dapper; fine or neat, especially in style of clothing or other appearance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
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noun
A dapper person.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
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noun
A spring-wire collar stay, worn by men.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adjective satellite
marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: dapper, dashing, jaunty, natty, raffish, rakish, snappy, spruce
Antonyms: none provided
History
Unknown. Attested in print from 1852 (see quotations below). Compare the noun spiff, attested from 1859, as well as spiffing (1872) and spiffed (1881), suggesting participle forms of a related verb. Compare also spiv (“a smartly-dressed criminal”), attested from the 20th century.
Across languages
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
