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    SPIV

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A person without employment who makes money by various dubious schemes; goes about smartly dressed and having a good timeplay

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting people

    Hypernyms ("spiv" is a kind of...):

    bum; do-nothing; idler; layabout; loafer (person who does no work)

    Domain region:

    Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)

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