Similar words: pivot, pivotal, pivoting, spit, spin, spiff, spigot, spike. Meaning: [spɪv] 
n. a person without employment who makes money by various dubious schemes; goes about smartly dressed and having a good time.
n. a person without employment who makes money by various dubious schemes; goes about smartly dressed and having a good time. 
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1) The word for them in the Euromarkets is spivs.
2) Oddly, we had no spivs.
3) The spivs will wave away any objections with promises about easy resale, low cost finance and tiny deposit payments.
4) The wartime spivs, the teddy boys and the mods each had their own distinctive hair style.
5) Don't pin your faith on his promises;he is known to be a spiv.