| 单词 | spiffy |
| 例句 | Even though they were beat-up and had probably been discarded by some soldier, Mr. Calloway managed to keep them looking spiffy somehow. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z They wore spiffy leather hats, bright white shirts, and belts with brass buckles. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z I wore my new outfit and wig, feeling spiffy. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z The other vehicle, almost tailgating her spiffy new car, followed that way for about two miles, then it pulled out to pass, but started to steer back in too soon. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z While he dusted off his hat, Miss Love said, “You’d really look spiffy in a new cut of suit, Mr. Blakeslee.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z “Just getting spiffy for our morning constitutional, you know,” Two Step said. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z I patrol the perimeter with my cart, darting in to pick up misplaced and fallen items, making everything look spiffy from the outside. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z To me he looked spiffy, and I just wanted so bad to tell him. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Shivering, he jerked his spiffy new suit coat off the back of the chair, put it around him, and stood at the window in the moonlight, trying to get aholt of himself. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z He still hadn’t gone back to work, but I thought he never looked haler or heartier, or neater or spiffier. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Then I was crossing the convention floor when I noticed a teenage Robin, Batman's ward and sidekick, in a spiffy gold-and-red outfit. Comic-Con 2010: My favourite bits 2010-07-26T14:23:00Z Despite a growing maze of clunky housing complexes rearing up around the city’s periphery, central Tangier looks pretty much the way it did in the 1950s, but spiffier. | The Modern-Day Melting Pot of Tangier 2013-12-02T17:46:32Z So anyway, you show him your spiffy new car, with state-of-the-art navigation, a Bose F1 subwoofer and a built-in vacuum cleaner. Perspective | Gene Weingarten: The unsung MVP of quarantine is ... the bidet 2020-06-12T04:00:00Z Dante made its name with its drinks, which include martinis, Manhattans, Pimms, margaritas and spiffy variations on these classics. The Italian Cafe Where New Yorkers Sample La Dolce Vita 2020-06-12T04:00:00Z She even plunged right into Gucci history, with a bit-and-stirrup horse print that looked spiffy, and fitted with the current return of patterned shirts. Special Report: Embracing the Blues 2010-06-21T16:30:00Z For a clearer feminist vision — with admittedly less spiffy production values — try “Aglaonike’s Tiger,” premiering at Venus Theatre. Two plays in contrast: a misogynist Don Juan and a feminist Greek hero 2017-09-12T04:00:00Z The works are a visceral foil to the polished granite and spiffy Art Deco detailing of Rockefeller Center, whose owner, Tishman Speyer, worked with the Public Art Fund to organize the piece. Five Massive Masks Take Over Manhattan’s Rockefeller Center, Thanks to Artist Thomas Houseago 2015-04-28T04:00:00Z Touches of beauty — spiffy hats, cascades of bougainvillea, rococo arrangements of fruit — create oases of light and pleasure. Between Birth and Death, Some Dancing and a Little Mystery 2017-08-21T04:00:00Z Members of the former were dressed in spiffy suits and sang "San Francisco Bay Blues," a 1950s folk standard. Young bands breathe new life into acoustic roots music at Northwest Folklife Festival 2010-05-29T03:55:00Z Opening night on Friday was the premiere of “Modulation,” for which a spiffy web interface organizes into three thematic bunches a group of 12 newly commissioned music videos from different artists. Forced Online, an Opera Festival Searches for Intimacy 2021-01-11T05:00:00Z Apart from some very spiffy visual effects, which create coherent, scary outer-space textures and architecture, Green Lantern is the most generic of summer time-wasters. Green Lantern: Not So Super-Hero 2011-06-16T15:55:00Z But it was not the tweedy style of Old England that appealed to the designer Stefano Pilati, but rather the spiffy mods of the 1960s. Special Report: Fashion: Hats Off to Easy Elegance 2011-01-24T18:21:28Z While the S was super fun to drive on twisties, the more refined XKR version I tested had a spiffy matte black aesthetic called the “black pack.” Jaguar XKR Is Hot Rod Sweet on LA 2011-10-03T20:42:29Z Vanished into an uncertain future: “Sweet Land,” and the spiffy park itself, are symbols of urban renewal and also, inevitably, avatars of gentrification. Review: An Opera Erases and Rewrites the American Myth 2020-03-09T04:00:00Z We thought we both looked pretty spiffy, so she’s taking a picture of me and I’m taking a picture of her. The Dog Days of Michaela Watkins 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z Like the pub interiors, the productions themselves look spiffier too. What Goes Best With Drama: Red, White or a Pint? 2011-07-19T22:40:19Z There were college students and economists, policy wonks and retirees, some wearing jeans or spring dresses, others still spiffy in their work clothes. How French expats in Washington are preparing for an election back home 2019-05-17T04:00:00Z The visuals are spiffy, but it’s the performances that are the real deluxe items here. Review | Terrific cast in Theater J’s rendering of Uhry comedy 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z The corridors are filled with the hubbub of a spiffy wedding party, while outside 10,000 protesters are taking part in an anti-austerity march. Lenny Abrahamson: 'Good guys can be complex too' 2013-01-03T17:00:01Z The screen is filled with spiffy and colorful imagery: slowly panning Chicago streetscapes seen from above; vast vistas of outer space; pulsating visualizations of communications networks. Review: In Chicago, an Opera Triptych Reaches for Connection 2023-03-26T04:00:00Z The name of this spiffy young devil, whose contemptuous charm is dripping from the stage of the Linda Gross Theater, is Mooney. Review: A Criminally Enjoyable ‘Hangmen’ from Martin McDonagh 2018-02-05T05:00:00Z It was a relief then, in the superior Act 2, when Iglehart got to duet more organically with Jacobs on a spiffy new buddy song, "Somebody's Got Your Back." World premiere 'Aladdin' lands at Seattle's 5th Avenue Theatre 2011-07-22T21:39:45Z All over Midtown Manhattan, department stores are opening a new department: the spiffy, up-to-date cocktail bar. Fourth Floor, Men’s Wear. Fifth Floor, Martinis. 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z Out this week, the recording unearthed eight previously unreleased songs from the Jackson vault, presenting them in their original and spiffy “contemporized” forms. Michael Jackson’s posthumous ‘Xscape’? Not bad! But not ‘Thriller,’ either. A state-of-the-art election package with spiffy new graphics? ‘Succession,’ Season 4, Episode 2 Recap: The Serious People 2023-04-02T04:00:00Z Intermittently pulling on a fat cigar, he explained the significance of the "guayabera," the roomy, collared, four-pocketed dress shirts that Cubans wear to look spiffy on this tropical island where neckties are practically extinct. Havana artisan makes guayaberas for the famous 2011-06-20T18:57:14Z Making a sequel updated with spiffy new visual effects — not to mention a score by Daft Punk and Bridges back in a supporting role — seemed like a no-brainer. 'Mad Max: Fury Road' and other sequels that took their sweet time 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z Anyway, those images are pretty spiffy, and they’re ripe for a new line of greeting cards. 10 ways the brain dictates sex 2013-01-16T23:31:00Z A print on the wall of St. Mark’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, with its soaring Tiffany windows, shows Baltimore’s spiffy elite strolling these streets. Can the arts save Baltimore? 2015-06-10T04:00:00Z Mrs Dicker was dismissed and I was taken round the corner to a spiffy black and red car. When parents split up – your stories 2014-09-20T04:00:00Z It’s down the road and across the river from downtown, but by foot you can cross the spiffy, new cable-stayed pedestrian bridge and be in the middle of things in about 7 minutes. After the fires: Autumn beauty and mountain-biking in Winthrop 2014-09-14T04:00:00Z All are bathed in a warm light, with spiffy new Ultrasuede backdrops, a cleaned carpet below and freshly painted walls around them. Metropolitan Museum?s Western Instruments, in a Shinier Home 2010-03-11T23:20:00Z A short walk uptown from this preserved district, new hotels and spiffy shopping areas have sprung up on streets that were quaint but slightly seedy when I first attended the festivals in the early 1980s. Music Review: Philip Glass’s ‘Kepler’ at Spoleto Festival USA 2012-06-01T21:25:58Z In this spiffy new thriller, information about a scuzzy politician’s missing daughter turns up just as he’s about to be picked for his party’s presidential nomination. ‘The Short Drop’ review: Deadly politics 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z The Strand, nestled between Twitter’s spiffy corporate headquarters and the still struggling Central Market neighborhood, is a kind of miracle. She's stepping down from A.C.T., but Carey Perloff continues the fight for women's stories 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z But that’s rarely true, and it’s probably not true of the rousing, spiffily acted “Treasure Island” now at the Irondale Center in Brooklyn. | 'Treasure Island': Stevenson?s Tale: Yo-Ho-Ho and a Parrot, Too 2011-03-07T23:30:25Z In his marketing class, Ware, spiffy in a maroon sport jacket with the college seal emblazoned on his chest, copies a list of “Eight Ways to Declutter Your Mind” that his professor is reading aloud. Would you befriend the person who got you fired? 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z Always a certain kind of spiffy dresser he had begun going out in pyjamas, in dirty clothes. On the run with my dad 2016-06-04T04:00:00Z Compact’s website, which features a spiffy design by Pentagram, will be updated daily, with no paywall for the first few weeks. Two Religious Conservatives and a Marxist Walk Into a Journal 2022-03-22T04:00:00Z Old memories become “episodes”; the time he rented a spiffy apartment and bought a new Bluetooth speaker now looks like a manic spiral rather than garden-variety happiness. Love or Hate Emmanuel Carrère’s Forceful Tangents, They’re Back in ‘Yoga’ 2022-07-26T04:00:00Z Instead, the newly spiffy circle begins to roll too fast, and its view of the world becomes blurred. The Giving Tree at Fifty: Sadder Than I Remembered 2014-11-05T05:00:00Z If the stunning red brick studio house in London’s Holland Park neighborhood known as Leighton House looks a lot spiffier, there’s a good reason. A Grand London Manor Reopens Its Doors 2010-05-02T10:00:00Z The new bowl is spiffy and inviting, with a cloth canopy covering most of the seats. Music Review: John Luther Adams’s ‘Inuksuit’ at Ojai Music Festival 2012-06-08T21:08:54Z Center Theatre Group’s “50th Celebration,” which gathered celebrities, devoted patrons, philanthropists and swells in their spiffiest attire for a Saturday night shindig at the Ahmanson, was more than a star-studded evening of entertainment. Center Theatre Group's starry 50th: From offending Ronald Reagan to Trump-era provocations 2017-05-21T04:00:00Z Disney's 1991 animated classic returns to theaters, now with a spiffy 3D makeover. Weekend Preview: Seattle Juggling Festival 2012-01-11T19:59:08Z Not to mention the spiffy bow-tie uniforms Byrd and his staff wear. New ice cream shops in Washington offer three different takes on frozen treats But the new location is spiffier and more bustling, and, rather than weekly residencies by a single performer, artists will program a month of concerts at a time, featuring a variety of musicians. The Stone, an Influential Music Space, to Move to the New School 2017-03-01T05:00:00Z The day lodge at the Sun Bowl Adventure Center now stays open late for after-parties at its spiffy new Loft bar, which offers nice mountain views. | Ski Guide 2010: What?s New, on and Off the Slopes 2009-12-15T00:31:00Z The identifying detail of this “smarten-up!” collection was displayed on the backdrop: metallic copper that was used in zippers on parkas, on belt buckles and on a spiffy iPad case. Milan Designers Fusing Sporty and Formal 2012-01-16T18:52:22Z The clothes were spiffy in their fine elegance, with decorations from medals to flowers on the lapels. Prada brings out the stars for men?s wear in Milan 2012-01-15T19:42:24Z Captain Britain is now a big player in the Marvel Universe, with A-list superpowers, an X-Men affiliation and a much spiffier outfit. Comics: Neal Adams overview illustrates his lasting impact 2011-06-29T17:48:45Z Another use for these spiffy charts: inspiring Halloween costumes. Breaking Bad Gallery: Every Outfit Worn by Walter White 2013-10-18T17:51:20Z When Pap returns in a spiffy spectral form — crisp porcelain-white suit and shoes — to tell him that Rev orchestrated his murder, Juicy must decide whether he’ll seek revenge. ‘Fat Ham’ Review: Dismantling Shakespeare to Liberate a Gay Black ‘Hamlet’ 2022-05-26T04:00:00Z Moved forward to the Edwardian era, these men wore spiffy striped jackets, with the dark flowers anywhere from shoulder to shoes. Fashion Review: Flowers and Power 2013-06-28T17:58:00Z The arrival of a spiffy new yacht hardly elicits a yawn here these days. 2010-01-05T22:35:00Z That would include transport in a spiffy S.U.V., lodging, all activities and most meals. In Ecuador, the Frugal Traveler Tries Luxury 2016-02-03T05:00:00Z The project took shape in 2004 when he was touring a spiffy new concert hall at Episcopal High School in Alexandria. Lives of the cellists 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z James Noone’s spiffy set design has fun with wobbly 1940s-style scenery while giving Lynch’s dancers staircases to hop up and surprising props to bounce off. Shakespeare Theatre throws a musical punch with ‘Kiss Me, Kate’ 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z Its members — who resembled the kind of spiffily dressed-down types you might find at a Brooklyn art opening — were escorted in groups of three or four up another street and into a courtyard. Banned in Belarus, but the Shows Go On 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z When my then-fiance was looking for wedding suits over the summer, I reminded him that my brother-in-law is a spiffy dresser. ‘LOVE the eyebrows!’ Just a little verbal grooming among women. 2015-11-20T05:00:00Z As colleges and universities compete for state-of-the-art amenities, encouraging drowsy students to nod off in a separate room arguably keeps campus buildings looking spiffy, and thus more appealing to prospective students. Napping Around: Colleges Provide Campus Snooze Rooms 2014-08-29T04:00:00Z Pair khakis with a sport coat or a dress shirt, and you run the risk of looking either needlessly spiffy or parentally bland, more Harvard Business School professor than social networking seer. Dress Codes: New Designers Make Khaki Sexy 2010-05-19T22:49:00Z Campbell is already one-third of the way through a six-month chemotherapy scheme and said he is "feeling rather spiffy, all things considered". Def Leppard's Vivian Campbell has cancer but will still tour this summer 2013-06-11T11:13:21Z Keep an eye out for Jerome’s spiffy Converse high tops – no doubt they’ll resurface as a clue to his disappearance. 'iZombie' recap: Kung fu fighting in 'Live and Let Clive' 2015-04-08T04:00:00Z He was given a spiffy new costume and later a dye job, leaving him with his better known golden tresses. Mar-Vell, Carol Danvers and Captain Marvel’s Other Identities 2019-03-05T05:00:00Z It’s really a quite spiffy and spectacular look. NBA draft fashion statements: The good, bedazzled and sockless 2023-06-23T04:00:00Z Everyone can use a spiffy new portable drink container. Just in time for Mother’s Day, gift ideas for cooks with a craving for sustainability 2023-05-09T04:00:00Z It’s also got a clean, inviting design — complete with custom composer portraits and spiffy serif typography — and an easy, intuitive interface. Perspective | With a new classical-only app, Apple frees the music from its metadata 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z Others with the spiffy shoes include Daniel Bard of the U.S., World Baseball Classic players get artsy with custom cleats 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z In the last few days, it has been hard for her to do much of anything without being reminded of her dad — passing certain restaurants, seeing spiffy dress shirts, even finding his Costco membership card. Daughter of slain Monterey Park dance hall manager plans to carry on his legacy 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z It still looks spiffy indoors at age 57½ and post-renovation age 10. Coach Wooden’s gym might be old, but inside UCLA still sparkles 2023-01-20T05:00:00Z Once you enter the shop, you can have a diabetic retina analysis or pick up some spiffy prescription Ray-Bans. Kittens? Sex Toys? Pushing the Limits of Flexible Spending Accounts. 2022-11-12T05:00:00Z The Fast Company Innovation Festival was swarmed with people on its opening day in September, in a spiffy and sprawling space in downtown Manhattan near 1 World Trade Center. Boris Johnson Inc. Is About to Go Public 2022-10-10T04:00:00Z In those situations, Kazakhstan offers nationality and money and spiffy training facilities to players from other countries, particularly players from Russia who might lack sufficient financing, as did Rybakina. Elena Rybakina, raised in Moscow but repping Kazakhstan, wins Wimbledon 2022-07-09T04:00:00Z An aging cat sleeps on the sofa at the entrance of the office, which is on the third floor of a spiffy new building next to a cinema and above a coffee shop. Ukraine’s Highly Mobile Tech Work Force Hits the Road 2022-06-16T04:00:00Z Acer’s spiffy new Spin 714 is likely to be a better option for most people — unless you need your Chromebook to really handle the rough and tumble. Acer’s new Chromebook Tab 510 puts LTE into a super tough, super bulky tablet 2022-05-18T04:00:00Z When SoFi Stadium hosted the Super Bowl in February, the new stadium may have looked spiffy, but its public art program remained incomplete — largely at the expense of Black artists in the program. SoFi Stadium's art plan left Black artists in limbo. 'Used as a pawn' says artist rep 2022-04-22T04:00:00Z It’s a perfectly passable return to Gotham with a spiffy car in tow — but it’s not the absolute jolt to the system the beleaguered Bat-movie franchise needs. The Batman is young, dumb, and full of soft-spoken ennui 2022-02-28T05:00:00Z Fujisawa then plays a spiffy double takeout, leaving a GB stone on the button but fully exposed while a Japanese stone is farther out, in position to count for two. Winter Olympics day 16: GB in women’s curling final; men’s ice hockey – live! 2022-02-19T05:00:00Z The spiffy design of Studio-MLA’s capacious warehouse offices can be credited to his team. How SoFi Stadium's landscape designer is transforming Los Angeles' urban grid 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z She grew up in a family of seven crammed into two rooms in the Notting Hill section of London, long before its spiffy iteration gained overseas renown through a 1999 rom-com named for the area. Selling Luxury Apartments Where Oliver Twist Once Asked for Gruel 2021-12-23T05:00:00Z Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew was in good spirits and feeling “very spiffy” after having a stent installed Wednesday to open up a clogged coronary artery, said Dr. George Dangas, a cardiologist at Mount Sinai Medical Center. Orthodox patriarch ‘recovering well’ in New York hospital 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z Elsewhere in hallowed holiday traditions rebooted into spiffy multicamera productions, the Washington Chorus will present “A Candlelight Christmas” online from Dec. 18-20. Beethoven’s birthday, virtual holiday parties and more classical streams for December 2020-11-30T05:00:00Z No bounding onto the stage in a spiffy suit to meet the commissioner in June. The wait is over: Delayed NBA draft finally comes Wednesday 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z Don’t get me wrong: Kwong, a spiffy host with a bright manner, is pleasant company. Review: Crossword master David Kwong tries to turn puzzles into theater. It's not easy 2020-10-09T04:00:00Z Like many of Samba’s paintings, it features the artist himself — in this case, spiffily dressed in red suit and red shoes, and riding a rocket to Mars. Perspective | Thirsty for solutions 2020-09-23T04:00:00Z Bridenstine offered high praise for Musk on Friday and all his personal touches: spiffy spacesuits, Tesla rides to the launch pad, a color-coordinated rocket and capsule - and more. Take 2 for SpaceX’s 1st astronaut launch with more storms 2020-05-29T04:00:00Z Bridenstine offered high praise for Musk on Friday and all his personal touches: spiffy spacesuits, Tesla rides to the launch pad, a color-coordinated rocket and capsule — and more. Take 2 for SpaceX’s 1st astronaut launch with more storms 2020-05-29T04:00:00Z It’s a hunt for a morsel of intimacy and authenticity amid all the spiffy, soulless arenas and the gushing money and the yawning distances between players and fans. Perspective | Vermont basketball is a cure for common, cold sports arenas 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z It is not a spiffy new piece of laboratory kit. Genetic scorecard finds under-threat Scots species 2020-01-31T05:00:00Z Both interpretations, the political and the sexual, raise an eyebrow at the ordinary rituals of conventional society, which the spiffily shined dress shoes and polished golden ornaments suggest. Review: Nayland Blake turns bunnies and shoes into meditations on sex, power and prejudice 2019-11-30T05:00:00Z His golf shoes were especially spiffy, patent-leather numbers that shined like mirrors. My Shot: Joe Namath - Golf Digest 2019-11-05T05:00:00Z The agency would get spiffy modern rolling stock to replace much of its aging fleet, at a savings of $226 million compared with the competing bid. Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in Illinois 2019-10-29T04:00:00Z Kornheiser went along with the crowd; he even framed his scorecard from the first game at Camden Yards, the Orioles’ spiffy ballpark that opened in 1992. Joy in Mudville: How the Nats won D.C.’s heart — and what that tells America about Washington 2019-10-16T04:00:00Z Carry your spiffy outfit in a tote or keep it in your car, and find a place to change. How to keep your job hunt a secret | Produced by Advertising Publications 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z He left the aristocratic corps after a year—the minimum requirement—worn down by the expense of keeping himself and his horse looking spiffy. The Man Who Built the Bauhaus 2019-04-22T04:00:00Z In reality, the brigade was composed of barely a handful of tanks and one spiffy infantry battalion that spent more time on ceremonial duties than shooting. Don't let America turn North Korea into another Iraq | William M Arkin 2019-03-11T04:00:00Z He rattled off recent economic data — including the latest jobs report, which he described as “very spiffy” — before concluding, “We’re in very good shape.” Two Words From Fed Chairman Jerome Powell Sent Markets Soaring 2018-11-28T05:00:00Z Train companies like Great Western, which are granted franchise rights to run different lines, are still coping with the aftermath, made worse by an ongoing and tricky upgrade to larger and spiffier trains. British rail companies have a message: We’re sorry. Very sorry. Apologies. 2018-10-19T04:00:00Z Train companies like Great Western, which are granted franchise rights to run different lines, are still coping with the aftermath, made worse by a continuing and tricky upgrade to larger and spiffier trains. British Rail Companies Have a Message: We’re Sorry. Very Sorry. Apologies. 2018-10-01T04:00:00Z Newcomers to the neighborhood include shiny boutique hotels, spiffy restaurants and bars, and even a tiny hotel called Nap York where guests may reserve a sleeping “pod” for as little as an hour. More change ahead for New York’s shrinking garment district 2018-08-05T04:00:00Z The locker room is bright and spiffy following a $4.5 million renovation, and there will be new uniforms in the first year of an apparel deal with Adidas. Georgia Tech hasn’t forgotten disappointment of last season 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z Sure looks like a spiffy risotto now — and tastes like it, too. This risotto doesn’t need constant attention — but it will cause a stir 2018-06-12T04:00:00Z Pilar, Hemingway's beloved fishing boat, thoroughly refurbished and spiffy, is permanently dry-docked on the finca tennis court, cutting an elegant but forlorn figure, its swashbuckling days of deep-sea trolling and hunting Nazi subs long gone. Preservation effort makes Hemingway's Cuba home look like he never left 2018-05-30T04:00:00Z The Boys and Girls Club of Greater Holland offers sports, tutoring, clubs and nursery school at a spiffy former church a few blocks from downtown. Why are Dutch-Americans so different from the Dutch? 2018-05-24T04:00:00Z “Solo” also features fan favorites Chewbacca and the Millennium Falcon - in its earlier and spiffier days before being introduced as a grimy, albeit fast, hunk of junk in the original “Star Wars” film. ‘Solo’ film debuts, brings Millennium Falcon to Hollywood 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z It also features fan favorites Chewbacca and the Millennium Falcon — in its earlier, and spiffier days before being introduced as a grimy, albeit fast, hunk of junk in the original “Star Wars” film. ‘Solo’ film debuts, brings Millennium Falcon to Hollywood 2018-05-10T04:00:00Z Practitioners of "The Art of the Shine" share their secrets for keeping shoes spiffy, as well as their personal stories, in Stacey Tenenbaum's documentary airing on "Independent Lens." TV This Week, April 8-14: 'New Girl,' 'Howards End,' 'Killing Eve' and more 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z But he sounds a little jealous when talking about the sturdier and spiffier tan hats state troopers wear. Need a cowboy hat? Try Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo 2018-03-11T05:00:00Z Making this pronouncement is officious Lord Nooth, the governor of the area's spiffy bronze age town, who's played by Hiddleston like a foppish, money-hungry Roman provincial functionary with a truly eccentric accent. The gently amusing "Early Man" showcases Nick Park's offbeat humor 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z He snores these Rose Bowl days in a 49th-floor room in a spiffy downtown hotel, seemingly unconcerned with the mural over the beds that reads, “IN LOS ANGELES, EVERYONE’S A STAR.” He’s a 62-pound star. On Monday, the Rose Bowl becomes this dog’s stage. 2017-12-31T05:00:00Z At least the ones that capture would-be Buick LaCrosse customer actors in mock shock as they behold a brand that’s gone through a spiffy upgrade. 2017: My year in cars 2017-12-30T05:00:00Z He gets more business during the holidays from people who want their cars to look spiffy when they visit friends and family. Holiday juggling: Businesses balance customer, worker needs 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z But the piano man’s spiffy Model-T car is a magnet for racist vandals. Review: ‘Ragtime’ at 5th Avenue still resonates today 2017-10-24T04:00:00Z The Libertarian Party has announced the place and date for its national gathering — from June 30 to July 3 at a spiffy hotel in New Orleans. Inside the Beltway: The Trumptastic outcome of a Trumpian speech 2017-09-19T04:00:00Z The Bruins will need resolve worthy of the spiffy digs. Bruins hope changes do them some good after going 4-8 last season 2017-08-01T04:00:00Z Pitchers James Paxton — who is Canadian — and Danny Valencia got all spiffy in matching Canadian tuxedos. Edgar Martinez goes disco, James Paxton, Danny Valencia don twin Canadian tuxedos in Mariners dress-up day 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z Webb wore a spiffy gray suit and a paisley tie; his short gray hair was softly unruly. Jimmy Webb at Carnegie Hall 2017-05-01T04:00:00Z The following year he moved inside, opening a spiffy 20-seat restaurant with faux brick walls, granite counters and large computer screen menus. Honey, Please Pick Up Some Grilled Tilapia at the Gas Station 2017-03-10T05:00:00Z Now Brady, all scrubbed and spiffy, looks more like a businessman celebrating a closed deal. The Hall of Fame Quarterback Some Love to Hate 2017-02-06T05:00:00Z The league behind this annual extravaganza has made some pretty spiffy ads in years past, playing off its “Football is family” slogan. Super Bowl ads, the best and worst 2017-02-05T05:00:00Z No dancing in the streets, no long lines to buy jerseys with that spiffy new LA logo. Column: Greed wins out as Chargers abandon fans, flee to LA 2017-01-13T05:00:00Z Mr. Trump’s transitional team appears to be continuing the tradition via the spiffy new website launched within hours of the nominee’s victory. America avoiding the news media after 2016 election cycle 2016-11-15T05:00:00Z Only four unbeaten teams remained in the Football Bowl Subdivision, and Washington’s 9-0 season looked even spiffier. USC flashes its form of old, takes down No. 4 Washington, 26-13 2016-11-13T05:00:00Z Greenspan’s reputation was not so spiffy after we went through the consequences of the deregulation and laissez faire economics he championed. The next president will face a recession 2016-10-25T04:00:00Z He said: ‘I feel spiffy when I’m dressed just right.’ What You Should Know About the Man Behind the Alfred E. Smith Dinner 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z Others, a spiffy stadium or a playing surface. What’s in a name? For Arnold Palmer iced tea and lemonade 2016-09-25T04:00:00Z Pepe’s is a bit spiffier than Sally’s and also serves an excellent salad of seasonal greens. A day in New Haven: Art, bells and of course pizza 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z Besides a few broken windows, the building looked pretty spiffy from the outside. An Economic Moment, Frozen in Time 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z The funds, divided evenly between the two lawmakers, go for some spiffy video ads for the two candidates that start a run Thursday on major social media and news sites. Inside the Beltway: On message: Mike Pence earns his keep 2016-08-03T04:00:00Z Comcast’s spiffy new X1 cable box, now in the homes of about half its subscribers, essentially allows you to program your own Olympics. The Ultimate Guide to Watching the Olympics 2016-08-03T04:00:00Z Inside, the look is simple but spiffy, with pine booths, black hightop chairs at barroom tables and the names of local food providers written on chalkboards. Review: Farm-to-Not-Very-Distant-Tables Dining 2016-07-29T04:00:00Z And with spiffy shined shoes I would Walk the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. The Vanished Shoe Repair Shop 2016-07-19T04:00:00Z That desire to look spiffy began at an early age. ‘Ghostbusters’ Director Paul Feig On His Made-It-Big Style 2016-07-19T04:00:00Z The Johnson/Weld campaign has formal fundraising apparatus in place, a spiffy new video and a full calendar of public appearances. Inside the Beltway: Gary Johnson invades Washington on Thursday 2016-07-06T04:00:00Z Banks is again standing in this newer photo, spiffy in a red parka, hiking boots and shades. ‘Voyager:’ island-hopping with author Russell Banks 2016-06-27T04:00:00Z This trickle-down bespoke tailoring isn’t an indication that demanding dandies are on the rise and heading for the mall like an unusually spiffy band of “The Walking Dead.” The Faux-Bespoke Suit: A Buyer’s Guide 2016-06-17T04:00:00Z I tend to agree: I spent the day diving for sand dollars and relaxing on a boat, yet my aquatic get-up dried easily and looked spiffy at sunset. Swimming in Seersucker: The Smarter Trunks for Guys 2016-06-08T04:00:00Z Brownsville will get a spiffy trophy for its efforts but no monetary reward. Brownsville Elementary lauded as innovation incubator 2016-05-08T04:00:00Z Asked if there had been any hesitation about employing weapon-wielding inhabitants of a grittier New York as poster children of today’s spiffier city, Mr. Dixon said no. To Sell New York, the City Calls on the Ninja Turtles 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z Downstairs in the parking garage, a spiffy new manufacturing machine has arrived from California. By reducing concussions, Ivy Leaguers’ dummy could help save football 2016-04-22T04:00:00Z And with a spiffy new clubhouse, so is their beloved ballpark. New home clubhouse opens to rousing reviews from Cubs 2016-04-11T04:00:00Z He lives in plush dormitories and eats at the spiffy on-campus dining hall. Family puts pieces back together after losing Marrero home 2016-03-14T04:00:00Z But at the end of the day, 24 singers were left feeling pretty spiffy. 'American Idol' recap: Meet your final top 24 2016-02-05T05:00:00Z As for keeping the car spiffy and the gas tank full, “it helps that gas is cheap these days,” she said. Older Drivers Hit the Road for Uber and Lyft 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z Through popular YouTube videos and spiffy sites, they show how easy it is to get attention by questioning scientific consensus. Flat-Earthers are back: 'It’s almost like the beginning of a new religion' 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z The first areas submerged by the floods were all in the newer, spiffier parts of town that were built up with the help of earthmovers. A deluge in Chennai refuses to ease up 2015-12-07T05:00:00Z But he did get to tweet out a spiffy new: #OnHisDesk. Paul Ryan is an endangered species: How congressional extremists could easily doom his speakership 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z I don’t want to rule out Aaron Rodgers, but do you feel spiffy about Green Bay? Stocking Up for the NFL’s Playoff Fiesta 2016-01-04T05:00:00Z Given the work yet to be done, the place looks pretty spiffy. Orange Bowl to be played on a construction site 2015-12-29T05:00:00Z The Exploratorium, the city’s hands-on science museum, has moved to spiffy new headquarters on the waterfront at Pier 15. Essentials for a San Francisco trip: Classics to what’s new 2015-12-22T05:00:00Z Still, there he was, clad in a spiffy black apron and a 1950s-style paper cook’s hat, discussing french fries and flipping burgers on a grill. Eleven Madison Park Owners Plan a Fast-Casual Restaurant Called Made Nice 2015-12-08T05:00:00Z First, there are shots of presses rolling and spiffy green trucks carrying bales of the Globe onto the streets; we could be in a cinema in 1945. The Saddest Scoop in Boston 2015-11-09T05:00:00Z It’s also home to a spiffy new broadcast facility, to be launched with much ado by an on-air talent who is a national force, and TV presence. Inside the Beltway: Donald Trump writes big check to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital 2015-11-01T04:00:00Z The guides wore spiffy three-button jackets and they lived rent-free in a new high-rise. World’s Fair experience resonates with former Sooner Guides 2015-10-18T04:00:00Z Barclays Center did take on a spiffier hockey appearance for the game. A Chilly Housewarming in Brooklyn as the Islanders Are Handed a Loss 2015-10-09T04:00:00Z While in the rover, they would change into their spiffy clean IVA suits and drive over to the MAV, which they would enter by means of a specially designed, pressurized tunnel. How Will We Get Off Mars? 2015-10-02T04:00:00Z I’ve just taken an eye exam — not in a spiffy doctor’s office with fancy contraptions, but in my living room with my smartphone and laptop. Take an Eye Exam on Your Laptop 2015-09-29T04:00:00Z The costumes were spiffy and fun, as was the quickstep. 'Dancing With the Stars' recap: Kim Zolciak's out after mini-stroke, 10 couples remain for TV Night 2015-09-29T04:00:00Z The latter operates spiffy, clean pay toilets at a number of places around Europe including Covent Garden in London. Paris Looks to Depose Keepers of a Different Throne 2015-09-28T04:00:00Z He looked especially spiffy when he arrived at The Post sporting a linen jacket the color of a persimmon, a four-person crew in tow. Television: Not as easy as it looks 2015-09-27T04:00:00Z Target is restoring its cool with spiffier merchandise and presentations that have helped perk up sales and customer visits over the past year. Target pushes innovation but also promises workers it will fix basic stock problems 2015-09-16T04:00:00Z But just how many people are using a spiffy new iPhone 6 Plus compared to the older models? Here's How Many People Are Still Rocking the Original iPhone 2015-09-08T04:00:00Z Here’s how to unload your current sidekick to get yourself a spiffy new model. Here's How to Sell Your Old iPhone 2015-09-08T04:00:00Z Things start off kind of charmingly retro and dapper, with sharp suits and spiffy hats. Watch 100 Years of Men's Fashion in Under Three Minutes 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z They behold it through Riley’s eyes, from a spiffy control center, like Kirk, Spock, and the gang on the bridge of the Enterprise. Pixar’s Head Trip 2015-06-22T04:00:00Z The restaurant features a casually spiffy dining space; waiters in white dress shirts, brown aprons and jeans circulate with brisk, efficient friendliness. A Roast, Long-Tested, and Other Reinventions 2015-05-09T04:00:00Z “It starts conversation and chatter. It’s not damaging. Sometimes product placement doesn’t need to be shined up and spiffy. This was a homerun.” Cinnabon's Employee of the Month: Saul Goodman 2015-03-09T04:00:00Z Her father, dressed in a spiffy dark suit and tie, made sure to lift up the legs of his pants to show off the rainbow-pattern socks he found in his daughter’s room. Slain aid worker honored as ultimate Good Samaritan 2015-03-08T05:00:00Z Her father, dressed in a spiffy dark suit and tie, made sure to lift up the legs of his pants to show off the rainbow-pattern socks he found in his daughter's room. Slain aid worker honored as ultimate Good Samaritan 2015-03-07T05:00:00Z The Conservative Book Club — founded 51 years ago — has a spiffy new online presence devoted to book reviews, news and previews about hundreds of conservative-themed books and authors. Inside the Beltway: CPAC begins with Ben Carson, Mia Love, Scott Walker 2015-02-25T05:00:00Z As we dismantle and replace the old version to replace it with a spiffy new one we recycle that extant stock of metal into our new generation. Excellent News, Britain Is 159th Out Of 174 Countries For Investment 2015-02-22T05:00:00Z He told an audience recently that students were looking for "fancy gyms and gourmet food and really spiffy dorms." Obama weighs college tuition as a president and a dad 2015-02-17T05:00:00Z Mr. Bush now commands a spiffy new political action committee named The Right to Rise, which promises a leg up for small business, free enterprise, a strong defense and entrepreneurship. Inside the Beltway: And so it begins: Jeb’s first fundraiser 2015-01-06T05:00:00Z Girardi is like the new stadium — he’s fine, spiffy, a good face for the organization. Making the Case for Don Mattingly on His Last Chance for Cooperstown 2015-01-03T05:00:00Z The film is endlessly witty and gross in the ways kids love, but there is much under the surface of this spiffy story. 'Belle,' 'Step Up,' And 12 Great Films You Missed In 2014 2014-12-24T05:00:00Z “There’s some resistance to discipline, order and culture change, and things like that,” said Jackson, who was making his first public comments since Nov. 10 — back when the Knicks’ 2-5 record looked spiffy by comparison. Knicks’ Phil Jackson Laments Team’s Resistance to Culture Change 2014-12-08T05:00:00Z The president of Reading's City Council, similarly unimpressed, raised money to replace it, and a new, spiffier tree was purchased. 'Charlie Brown' Christmas tree in Pennsylvania gets lone red bulb 2014-12-08T05:00:00Z Under Technologies, the boring old Embedded recently became the spiffy new Internet of Things. Cyber Monday (Tuesday, Wednesday ...) 2014-12-03T05:00:00Z I just landed at Billy Bishop Airport, the small island from which Porter Airlines, Canada’s spiffy regional plane line, operates. For Your Next Weekend Trip: Hungry Wino In Toronto's Vine Country 2014-11-08T05:00:00Z Whether you’re itching to swipe your cards this holiday season or want a spiffy new credit card, be sure to keep these tips in mind: 4 Credit Card Benefits That Could Help You This Holiday Season 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z The voters, who pay staggering real estate and school taxes, said no to financing playpens for rich people, unlike Minneapolis, which is subsidizing a spiffy football stadium for the owners of the Vikings. Staying on the Island, but Moving a World Away 2014-10-11T04:00:00Z And, in fact, the Clam and Chowder House at Salivar’s Dock is very much like the new Montauk: spiffier, more expensive and lacking some of its former warmth. A Review of Clam and Chowder House at Salivar’s Dock, in Montauk 2014-09-19T04:00:00Z Over at Red Hook Lobster Pound, a man in a spiffy suit asked for the source — down to the exact harbor — of the lobsters in the $16 rolls. Titans of Artisanal Food Expand in Crowded New York City Arena 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z This entitles Mr. Dougherty to early boarding, free checked baggage and spiffy luggage tags. Flight Upgrades Much Harder to Secure, Even for Elite Travelers 2014-09-15T04:00:00Z Let’s not pick on the Master Kraftsman, who, by the way, looked spiffy in his blue jacket and custom-made magenta sneakers on “CBS This Morning.” In Lucrative and Ludicrous N.F.L., the Show Goes On 2014-09-10T04:00:00Z Instead, get a free business line using Google Voice or spiffy conference capabilities with Uber Conference. Five Things To Check Before You Start Your Own Business 2014-08-15T04:00:00Z It used to be a period of frantic preparation and a rush to stores for new spiffy clothes and backpacks. Can Tax Free Weekends Revive Retail Sales? 2014-07-29T04:00:00Z Once in hand, the fawn was weighed, measured and fitted with a spiffy new expandable radio collar. South Dakota biologists study fawn survival 2014-07-28T04:00:00Z The result was packaged in a spiffy bottle, and behold! 7 useless items that aren’t worth the money 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z "You don't want to get your kid the spiffy red BMW that will be tempting to race," said Rosemary Shahan, president of Consumers for Auto Reliability and Safety. Safety group lists best used cars for teen drivers 2014-07-16T04:00:00Z For a while, I eagerly awaited the arrival of my spiffy new charger, but as time passed — a lot of time — I managed to do without it. Why That Phone Charger Took Two Years to Arrive 2014-06-14T04:00:00Z Girl Crazy, the best of the bunch, has spiffy settings for George and Ira’s “Bidin’ My Time,” “Embraceable You,” “I Got Rhythm” and “But Not for Me.” The Long and the Short of Mickey Rooney 2014-04-07T20:56:20Z Against Louisville in the tournament, he looked spiffy in a fancy suit that Pitino called “ridiculous.” Sports of The Times: Reconciling the Words of Manhattan Coach Steve Masiello With His Actions 2014-03-29T19:01:14Z They have a spiffy, iPad-ready website to tell you who it is. 6 Things Microsoft's New CEO Satya Nadella Needs To Do Now (1: Go Insane) 2014-02-04T15:55:00Z So Mr. Klein printed up some spiffy looking fliers bearing his phone number and the chicken’s photo. City Room: After Spotting a Chicken in Central Park, an Odyssey Begins 2013-12-10T19:34:04Z Workday has attracted customers such as LinkedIn and Thomson Reuters: providing them with easier installation, faster updates, spiffier features and all the sleek graphics and iPad usability that consumer Internet companies have made so popular. Snubbed By Oracle, Workday's Duffield And Bhusri Hit Jackpot 2013-09-16T11:50:00Z The University of Washington spent $280 million to make a decaying Husky Stadium spiffy, but money can’t buy the most cherished aspect of enjoying a football game here. It’s time for the Husky team to match its stadium in grandeur 2013-09-01T03:37:23Z Now there are boss battles, better touchscreen controls and even spiffier graphics. 20 best Android apps this week 2013-07-15T09:33:58Z Many companies promote unlocking services with spiffy Web sites but are, in fact, bogus. Tool Kit: Packages Lower Cost of Travel With a Cellphone 2013-05-30T00:07:03Z That added four new maps and a spiffy new gun to murder your opponents with. Fears over game microtransactions and the birth pangs of a post-stuff age 2013-04-15T08:00:04Z His son, known as Rick Jr., 56, takes an equally spiffy approach, with exposed close-cropped silver hair instead of the other-era hat. At Quantico-area cafe Globe and Laurel, sequester’s impact is already felt 2013-03-14T19:00:00Z That is not to detract from a spiffy slide show at the Sneaker Report Web site that focuses on What the 25 Best Soccer Players Wear and Why. Goal: Things We Love ... Shoes Glorious Shoes 2013-01-23T23:24:18Z After a few months of 16-hour days, they had a store that looked as spiffy and professional as a chain retailer. A Pet Food Store Fights to Survive Sandy 2012-11-29T10:52:11Z Stand by your phone, steel yourself for an unprecedented crop of tear-jerking victory montages, and be prepared for the annual surprise of Gary Lineker's latest gloriously spiffy skin-tight shirt. Wiggins the favourite in SPOTY shortlist of stellar quality 2012-11-26T19:25:00Z Popular Wrench Fights a Chinese Rival Last Christmas, Sears had a brisk seller in the Bionic Wrench, an award-winning, patented tool with spiffy lime green accents. Popular Wrench Fights a Chinese Rival 2012-11-09T01:03:09Z And, using the iPad’s spiffy physics possibilities, bouncing off the edge of the screen builds a “pinball multiplier”. Slate of Independents: Before DoritoGate, Britain Celebrated Indie Gaming 2012-10-29T16:16:53Z Plus, it doesn’t always fit into some spiffy little PowerPoint pie chart or bar graph. Inside Forbes: What's the State of Our Social Union? Here Are Some Stats. 2012-10-18T11:45:12Z The most cogent version I’ve seen comes from Christopher Mims, writing at the Atlantic’s spiffy new business and technology site, Quartz. Apple’s apology tour 2012-09-28T20:00:00Z On the iPad, it uses the same underlying framework as the spiffy Tap! magazine, making for an entertaining and interactive experience. Boot up: Samsung's store, Instagram's first, Google's piracy search challenge and more 2012-07-19T05:30:00Z Also open now is a spiffy lounge called 2EM, where framed photographs taken before the restoration began show the abandoned roundhouse, minus a roof, with a tree growing through the floor. | Beacon: A Review of the Patio at the Roundhouse at Beacon Falls 2012-07-06T22:50:46Z So, the National Trust of Northern Island unveiled a spiffy new Visitor’s Center for the Giant’s Causeway, one of the great geologic wonders of the world. Geologic Wonders and the Legend of Finn McCool 2012-07-05T18:15:04.170Z Now, thanks to about $520,000 a year in magnet money, the marching band performs in spiffy navy and gold uniforms made by the same company that outfits big college programs. A System Divided: Brooklyn Magnet Schools See Hurdles to Integration, Even in Kindergarten 2012-06-17T00:27:23Z Working at , known for its spiffy technical illustrations, I always look for material that can show what an article is trying to tell. Eternal Sunshine Drug Makes a Rat Forget Bad Things [Video] 2012-05-12T11:15:00.407Z Sales are up, if not drastically, at least enough to show that more people there are trading in their aging vehicles for spiffier models. California?s Economic Split Pits West Against East 2012-04-14T01:52:07Z The foundation even provides donated professional clothes — like the spiffy black suit coat Andre Bacon, 19, was wearing. Scholarship program offers more than money 2012-03-25T05:00:00Z Invention is the creation of spiffy new things. Capitalism, Invention, Innovation and Entrepreneurialism: Words That Do Have Meanings 2012-02-04T15:49:44Z I had neither the time nor wherewithal to find the flaws in their logic, any more than I could double-check the math that yields, say, quantum electro-dynamics or some spiffy new variant thereof. In Physics, Telling Cranks from Experts Ain't Easy 2011-12-12T14:15:02.113Z They’ll be looking a lot spiffier, along with the rest of the U.S. US Olympians to suit up in red-white-and-blue Ralph Lauren designs for London Games 2011-12-08T17:13:30Z Hospitals throughout the Puget Sound region are in the midst of a boom, building spiffy new free-standing emergency rooms and entire hospital towers with expanded ERs, and drastically remodeling existing ones. ER building boom is wrong prescription, critics say 2011-11-27T02:25:26Z What is more important to you in a soccer shoe: spiffy colors, comfort or performance? Goal: Red Bulls' Rost Is Old-School, and Proud of It 2011-10-24T18:51:22Z It also features a spiffy custom-built browser, called Amazon Silk, which interfaces with EC2, Amazon’s cloud server, to optimize performance. Amazon Kindle Fire: Tablet Product Strategy Done Right 2011-09-28T20:26:30Z It’s not the usual case of conflict of interest — someone being sent a shiny new gadget and writing about how spiffy it is. The Media Equation: Michael Arrington?s Audacious Venture 2011-09-05T01:10:14Z Rings of spiffy mezzanines force conventional seating rows to reach far higher and farther from game action. Stoking Excitement, Arenas Pump Up the Volume 2011-06-06T15:30:29Z That he looks good in his spiffy uniform maybe? Tebow quietly goes about his NFL education 2010-10-15T20:25:00Z They look spiffy and expensive, but aluminum is more prone to scuffs, scratches and dents than plastic. Back-to-school PCs cheaper, show more pizazz 2010-08-13T05:34:00Z Truthfully, my lawn does not look as spiffy as it did when Hughes took care of it. Teenage odd jobs grew into multimillion-dollar Hughes Landscaping 2010-07-12T04:00:00Z You'll notice too, among the accouterments of intimidation that comprise TSA's spiffy blue uniforms, those shoulder-clip walkie-talkie devices like the ones worn by cops. There's still time to get airport screening right 2010-07-01T15:01:00Z Her base is A Step Ahead, a spiffy Santa’s workshop. Sports of The Times: Disabled Endurance Champion Is Always Running Forward 2010-04-26T02:50:00Z From the time the first New York automat opened in Times Square in 1912 until the last one, on East 42nd Street, closed in 1991, the spiffy vending machines captured the imagination. Stories From the Automat Machines, in a Harlem Basement 2010-04-05T21:51:00Z From below, some of the gray thermal tiles that keep it from burning up upon re-entry are slightly scuffed, but it's still a pretty spiffy spaceship. NASA's $500 million launcher missing just one thing: the rocket it was made for 2010-03-28T04:00:00Z Most DreamWorks movies credit two directors and several writers, and play like the spiffiest vaudeville. Dreaming Up How to Train Your Dragon 2010-03-27T05:35:00Z "Maybe you're a poor judge," says I. "If it was fixed up a bit I should think it might be quite spiffy." The House of Torchy Not only the latest model evening gown, but she's had her hair done up spiffy, and she's got on a set of jewels that would make a pawnbroker's bride turn green. Torchy and Vee "Why," says I, "not so well as I was a couple of minutes—er—that it's a fine, spiffy afternoon, ain't it?" Torchy, Private Sec. Honest, even when I was fittin' corsets for the carriage trade, I never got so close to such a spiffy bunch. Wilt Thou Torchy "The boys will say I look spiffy in this." The Day of the Beast This means that the other 99.1 percent are making a living in the spiffy secondary and tertiary industries. Down with the Cities That was a perfectly spiffy evening dress she had on, what there was of it. Torchy and Vee Maybe he didn't look some spiffy in it! Torchy, Private Sec. "Who wouldn't love a ride in that big, spiffy limousine!" The Girl Scout Pioneers or Winning the First B. C. "Have you seen the spiffy X version of empire yet?" The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 It seems the designers of all those spiffy touch-menu systems failed to notice that humans aren't designed to hold their arms in front of their faces making small motions. The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 Node:spider food, Next:spiffy, Previous:spider, Up:= S = spider food n. 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