spivvery

/ˈspɪvəɹi/

Etymology

From spiv + -ery.

spivvery means behaviour characteristic of a spiv; crookery, petty crime. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

noun

Behaviour characteristic of a spiv; crookery, petty crime.“The Government decided the issues in accordance with the best principles, he said: "The weak first; and the strong next." Mr. Churchill preferred a free-for-all, but what was Toryism except organised Spivvery?”