Greatest Generation · 1901–1927 · Style spiffy
Spiffy
Smart, fashionable or well-groomed in appearance.
IN PLAIN ENGLISH“Looking sharp”
THE VIBEJazz-age, punchy and playful
USE IT INJazz-age conversation and 1920s culture
USE IT LIKE THIS
“You look spiffy in that suit.”
WORD ORIGIN
Associated with early-20th-century American speech, jazz-age culture and the Prohibition era.