spivvery

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Behaviour characteristic of a spiv; crookery, petty crime. countable,uncountable
    — The Government decided the issues in accordance with the best principles, he said: "The weak first; and the strong next." Mr. Churchill preferred a free-for-all, but what was Toryism except organised Spivvery?

词形变化

spivveries plural spivery alternative

词源

From spiv + -ery.
0 次浏览 数据来源: Wiktionary