English to Javanese Meaning of spiv - spiv

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Definitions of spiv in English

Noun(1) a person without employment who makes money by various dubious schemes; goes about smartly dressed and having a good time

Examples of spiv in English

(1) The single exceptions (apart from the wicked spiv who finds the girls) are the only two working-class characters who show any signs of aspiration or youth.(2) Lincoln thought twice about extending her sportsmanship to helping the sepultural spiv up as she realized this would be seen as a demoralizing gesture rather than a respectful one.(3) Chairman of the Mid-Hants Watercress Line, David Snow, dressed as a spiv for the occasion, said the weekend was a resounding success with the first day attracting bigger crowds than last year.(4) Guys like him are part of the English culture - he's like the spiv from the Second World War.(5) Harry is fed up being confused, alarmed and he finds he has seized the little weasel, the little spiv and ground him like pretzel against the dividing panel.(6) Martin Clunes plays George Haigh, a wartime spiv who murdered nine people and dissolved their bodies in acid.(7) I thought the art of the spiv had died out years ago.(8) Another accusation thrown at the market is that its light regulatory touch could open the door to spivs and hopeless cases.(9) A bored telemarketer teams up with a mate for a get-rich scam that takes on all the get-richer spivs .(10) The fact that he is played by an actor whom nature has condemned to permanently talk out of the side of his mouth, as if drawn by Picasso, adds to his spivvy air.(11) The temptation is to ignore it all as paper shuffling, or to simply condemn it as hot money, speculation, and the means by which spivvy guys in suits support cocaine habits.(12) They watched in wonder as bankers, industrialists and assorted spivs piled up more and more riches.(13) My new government of troglodytes, murderers and spivs barely elongates the customary scream I give upon waking.(14) And after a shaky start, Daniel actually starts to enjoy climbing his family tree - ranging from the willowy Rebecca to shakier timbers like the spivvy Irving.(15) That, and the simple fact that anybody with a gimmick on prime-time TV is bound to be a hit no matter what they do, whether it's nuns and paintings or suited spivs with antiques.(16) But the more vibrant story concerns the petulant Gertrude, who gets rashly hitched to spivvy knight Sir Petronel Flash.

Synonyms

2. racketeer ::

racketeer

3. spiv ::

spiv

Different Forms

spiv, spivs

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