roach vs spiff

roach

verb
  • To cut a person's hair so that it stands straight up. 

  • To cut or shave off the mane of a horse so that the remaining hair stands up on the neck. 

noun
  • The butt of a marijuana cigarette. 

  • The common roach (Rutilus rutilus) 

  • The California roach, of the monotypic genus Hesperoleucus 

  • A marijuana cigarette, blunt, or joint. 

  • A kind of headdress worn by some of the indigenous peoples of North America. 

  • The filter of a rolled cigarette or joint, made from card or paper. 

  • A cockroach. 

  • Gritty or coarse rock; especially Portland stone or similar limestone. 

  • Species in the genus Rutilus, especially 

  • An extra curve of material added to the leech (aft edge) of a sail to increase the sail area. 

spiff

verb
  • (usually with up or out) To make spiffy (attractive, polished, or up-to-date) 

  • To reward (a salesperson) with a spiff or bonus. 

  • To throw; to heave. 

  • To attach a spiff or bonus to the selling of (a product) 

noun
  • Attractiveness or charm in dress, appearance, or manner. 

  • A bonus or other remuneration, given for reaching a sales goal or promoting the goods of a particular manufacturer. Originally from textile retailing, a percentage given for selling off surplus or out-of-fashion stock, of which the sales person could offer part as a discount to a customer. 

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