A " spiv ", described as the Australian equivalent of the'American bootleggers', his crimes ranged from pickpocketing, assault and shopbreaking to armed robbery and murder.
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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.
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Teenagers may be amused _ those who haven't rejected Spiv immediately for using tired slang like " Not ! " and " Puh-leeze ."
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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.
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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.
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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 ).
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According to the " Oxford English Dictionary " it is synonymous with spiv . The word " wide " used in this sense means wide-awake or sharp-witted.
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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 ".
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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 ."
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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 ."
