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spiv, n. slang. (spɪv) [Origin obscure: perh. from spiff v.2, spiffy a.] A man who lives by his wits and has no regular employment; one engaging in petty blackmarket dealings and freq. characterized by flashy dress.1934 A. Bracey School for Scoundrels 336 Spiv, petty crook who will turn his hand to ...
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Spiv
Paravicini is referred to as a spiv. in the song "Second Hand Car Spiv".
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spiv
spiv/spɪv; spɪv/ n(Brit sl derog 俚, 贬) flashily dressed man who has no regular job but makes money by (usu dishonest) business dealings 衣冠楚楚、 无固定工作的人(通常做黑市买卖者).
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Jun (musician)
Previously he was in the bands Se'lavy, Mar'derayla and Phantasmagoria, Spiv States (stylized as SPIV STATES and previously as spiv states) and released Spiv States
Spiv States was formed as a duo in November 2009 with Jun on vocals and guitar and his longtime friend Iori also on guitar.
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Daphne Laureola
Bill Wishforth - Robin Lloyd
Helen Willis - Eileen O'Hara
Bob Kentish - Alexander Harris
George, the Waiter at Le Tois aux Porcs - Martin Miller
1st Spiv - Billy Thatcher
2nd Spiv - John Tore
Lady Pitts - Edith Evans
Ernest Piaste - Peter Finch
A Bored Woman - Anna Burden
A Bored Man - Ireland Wood
Mr.
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Fred Griffiths (actor)
on Sunday (1947) – Sam
Escape (1948) – Dart Player (uncredited)
It's Hard to Be Good (1948) – Chauffeur (uncredited)
Passport to Pimlico (1949) – Spiv Driver (uncredited)
Stop Press Girl (1949) – Truck Driver (uncredited)
Golden Arrow (1949) – 2nd Military policeman
Double Confession (1950) – The Spiv
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Noose (1948 film)
The normally gentlemanly and urbane Nigel Patrick is cast as a cockney spiv. The film has been included as part of the cycle of spiv films produced between 1945 and 1950 in Britain.
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The Gilt Kid
Plot
The protagonist of the novel is Kennedy, a 25-year-old spiv.
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The Badd Lads
Fingers was your quintessential spiv with the pencil thin moustache, Knuck was the thick set, soft goon and Boss was the short but smart brains of the
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Beryl and the Croucher
The plot was moved to a contemporary setting and was part of the Spiv cycle of films of the late 1940s.
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The Cabinet of Light
The story focuses mostly on Honoré Lechasseur, an ex-GI turned spiv who is searching for the Doctor. Plot
Set in 1949, the novella tells the story of Honoré Lechasseur, an ex-GI who is living and working in London as a spiv.
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Think Visual
According to Ray Davies, the album was originally going to be a concept album where his "spiv" character from the "Come Dancing" music video was put in
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Booby Trap (film)
The next customer in the taxi, Sammy the spiv, takes the case. He pawns the pen.
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Arthur English
His early professional career was as a stand-up comic in the persona of a stereotypical wartime "spiv", and he became known as "The Prince of the Wide Acting career
His radio work began with the BBC series Variety Bandbox, using as always his own Aldershot accent but in the persona of a Cockney spiv.
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Trouble in the Air
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A BBC broadcaster travels to a small village for a feature on a bell-ringing team but becomes entangled in an attempt by a spiv to cheat an impoverished
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