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noun

Brit., Slang a man who lives by his wits, without doing any regular or honest work, esp. one engaged in petty, shady dealings

Origin: prob. var. of spiff: see spiffy

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noun
Chiefly British Slang

One, usually unemployed, who lives by one's wits.
One who shirks work or responsibility; a slacker.

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Origin: Dialectal spif, dandified, dandy

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