spiffed up

Related to spiffed up: squandered, misjudgement, deteriorating, misattributed

spiff up

To make someone, something, or oneself appear more visually attractive, appealing, or fashionable. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "spiff" and "up." They spiffed up that ramshackle old building—it's so hip and modern looking now! Tommy and Sarah are going to help spiff me up a bit before my date.

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spiffed up

Made to look more attractive, fashionable, or appealing. I like how spiffed out this place looks since you guys took over. I like getting a little spiffed up for a night on the town.

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spiffed up

dressed up, groomed, and polished up nicely; clean and tidy. See if you can get yourself a little spiffed up before we go out to dinner. We wouldn't want the Wilmington-Thorpes to think you only have one suit. The house doesn't have to be too spiffed up for the Franklins. They are used to clutter.

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spiffed up

mod. dressed up, brushed up, and polished up nicely. See if you can get yourself a little spiffed up before we get to the front door. We wouldn’t want the Wilmington-Thorpes to think you only have one suit.

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References in periodicals archive ?

In an attempt to capture consumers resistant to paying full prices in upstairs dinnerware departments, Studio Nova has spiffed up its housewares dinnerware and glassware with more formal looks.

Studio Nova housewares look posh

The admiring audience, also bottles of celebrity cabernets, similarly spiffed up, applaud and look on admiringly.

Two Class Cabs Cop Top Kudos -- Share Center Spot in Special Ad; And the winners are: Joseph Phelps 'Insignia' and Merryvale 'Profile' with bottles dressed to the nines

KITCHEN ARTISTRY: Janie Atkinson spiffed up a boring white dishwasher door by painting a realistic scene of a wine cooler filled with bottles and grapes and cheese, and a new art form was born.

YOUR PLACE

Irving Berlin's tunes--"Anything You Can Do," "They Say That Falling in Love Is Wonderful"--are all spiffed up like fleshly polished gems.

Singin' in the revival tent

Now it will be spiffed up to provide a vital facility for the Downtown tourist trade.

Pier A gets go ahead

Once it's spiffed up, it will be sent to a 4-year-old Down syndrome patient named Pedro, who lives in Boaco, Nicaragua, about 50 miles from Managua.