May 15, 2003

spiffy

/spi´fee/ adj.

1. Said of programs having a pretty, clever, or exceptionally well-designed interface. Have you seen the spiffy X version of empire yet?

2. Said sarcastically of a program that is perceived to have little more than a flashy interface going for it. Which meaning should be drawn depends delicately on tone of voice and context. This word was common mainstream slang during the 1940s, in a sense close to 1.

Posted by Jargon File at May 15, 2003 10:29 AM

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