spoffish

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English

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Etymology

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Probably from British English dialect spoffle (to be spoffish).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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spoffish (comparative more spoffish, superlative most spoffish)

  1. (UK, colloquial, dated) earnest and active in matters of no importance; bustling