spiv

Significado (Inglés)

1. (Ireland, UK, historical) A smartly dressed person who trades in illicit, black-market or stolen goods, especially during World War II.
2. (Ireland, UK, dated) A flashy con artist, often homeless, who lives by his wits.
3. (Ireland, UK, dated) A low and common thief.
4. (Ireland, UK, dated) A slacker; one who shirks responsibility.

Conceptos

chanchullero

estraperlista

Sinónimos

black marketeer

charlatan

cheat

cheater

con man

fake

finagler

fraud

goldbrick

huckster

impersonator

imposter

jobber

phony

ringer

scammer

shark

🦈

swindler

two-timer

utterer

weasel

welcher

welsher

shammer

spruce up

ganef

sandbagger

clip artist

ganof

gonif

goniff

sharpy

Traducciones

dolandırıcı

tavcı

κομπινάδορος

αεριτζής

embrollaire

düzenbaz kimse

adi hırsız

trafica

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/spɪv/

Etimología (Inglés)

Unknown. Perhaps from spiff, spiffy. Spiv was the nickname of Henry Bagster, a Londoner arrested a number of times in 1904-6 for activities as described below, and may have been the archetype. Also possibly from Romani spiv (“sparrow”), as active and opportunistic.