spivvy
adj/ˈspɪvi/
Etymology From spiv + -y.
1
Of, related to, or resembling a spiv; flashy but often also seedy.
- To the south, though, the explosive-crammed pod rushed over spivvy streets, directly above a barricade at the borders of Aspic and Barrackham.2004, China Miéville, Iron Council, Del Rey trade paperback ed., published 2005, →ISBN, page 464: