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spiv

noun
🔊/spɪv/
🔊/spɪv/
 (old-fashioned, British English, slang, disapproving)
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  1. a man who makes his money by being dishonest in business, especially one who dresses in a way that makes people believe he is rich and successful衣冠楚楚的奸商Topics Businessc2
    Word Origin1930s: perhaps related to spiffy.