SPIV

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

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

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)