spiv उदाहरण वाक्य

A " spiv ", described as the Australian equivalent of the'American bootleggers', his crimes ranged from pickpocketing, assault and shopbreaking to armed robbery and murder.
Some time after her arrival, Emily was visited by a " fixer " or spiv named Honor?Lechasseur, who had been hired to find a gentleman called the Doctor.
Teenagers may be amused _ those who haven't rejected Spiv immediately for using tired slang like " Not ! " and " Puh-leeze ."
To its credit, Spiv is written and designed by actual twentysomethings, so we can't blame graying executives for trying to simulate a language and mindset they never knew.
Spiv was formed in January with a crew of 13, all in their 20s, in an attempt to reach an audience of 15-to 24-year-olds.

A collection of typical characters such as people at the local pub, local tarts, Jewish tradesmen, spivs and others are portrayed, ( and possibly larger than life ).
According to the " Oxford English Dictionary " it is synonymous with spiv . The word " wide " used in this sense means wide-awake or sharp-witted.
However, he deems many of the one-off villains derivative, commenting that these characters are typically presented as " corrupt businessmen, spivs and gangsters familiar from crime films ".
But he said his now 12-month-old government looks for genuine partnerships that will contribute to nation building, not for what he called " spivs and profiteers ."
I think people always want to put a label on what you do, so I thought I'd be one step ahead of them and invent one myself-spiv rock ."