spliffy

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English

Adjective

spliffy (comparative more spliffy, superlative most spliffy)

  1. (US, slang, archaic) fine; excellent
    • 1918, Louise Francis Spaller, ‎Thomas Washington Shannon, Personal Help for Girls
      I went to one of those swell dances in the pavilion on the pier, and got acquainted with two such interesting girls and three boys friends they had with them, and the bunch of us had a spliffy dinner in the casino.
    • 1911, quoted in 1999, Agnes Warren Barnes, Waco, Texas A Postcard Journey
      The message on this 1911 card reads "How spliffy! This river is safe for canoeing, as it is very shallow. The man in the picture has a case of beer on board."