English
spiff
Noun

spiff

  1. (uncountable) Attractiveness or charm in dress, appearance, or manner.
    Without a diploma, he relies on spiff alone to climb the corporate ladder.
  2. (countable, dated) A well-dressed man.
  3. (countable, commerce, slang) A bonus or other remuneration, given for reaching a sales goal or promoting the goods of a particular manufacturer. Originally from textile retailing, a percentage given for selling off surplus or out-of-fashion stock, of which the sales person could offer part as a discount to a customer.
  4. (countable, colloquial, Jamaica) Alternative form of spliff#English|spliff (“hand-rolled marijuana cigarette”)
    • 2000, Leone Ross, Tasting Songs, in Dark Matter (ed. Sheree R. Thomas), p. 76 ↗:
      She rolled a spiff for us as she spoke, sifting the ganja between her fingers […]
Verb

spiff (spiffs, present participle spiffing; past and past participle spiffed)

  1. (transitive, informal) (usually with up or out) To make spiffy (attractive, polished, or up-to-date)
  2. (transitive, commerce, slang) To reward (a salesperson) with a spiff or bonus.
  3. (transitive, commerce, slang) To attach a spiff or bonus to the selling of (a product)
  4. (transitive, informal) To throw; to heave.
    I spiffed the turf over the edge and it went straight through the window and hit the officer.
Synonyms

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