Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oojah-cum-spiff

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: oo-jah-cum-spiff
IPA

35

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

In good condition, fine, excellent.

Example Sentences

"“[…]the first thing tomorrow, my dear fellow, I must take you round and show you my gardens.” “I shall look forward to it keenly,” said Psmith. “They are, I can readily imagine, distinctly oojah-cum-spiff.”"
"“All you have to do,” I said, “is to carry on here for a few weeks more, and everything will be oojah-cum-spiff.”"
"He thought for a long time and said, “You don’t spell it, you just say it.” The word in question was “croos”: it is a word for “lively”, “fit”, “oojah-cum-spiff” – I have no idea whether I have spelt it correctly; it is possibly the first time it has ever been committed to paper."
"“It’s done,” Morgan said. “Excellent. Things are looking oojah-cum-spiff.”"

Etymology

Coined by British novelist P. G. Wodehouse in 1923; see quotations below. From the noun oojah-cum-pivvy (“an unknown thing; a whatsit”) and adjective spiffy (“dapper, fine”).

Questions

What does oojah-cum-spiff mean?: In good condition, fine, excellent.
Where does oojah-cum-spiff come from?: Coined by British novelist P. G. Wodehouse in 1923; see quotations below. From the noun oojah-cum-pivvy (“an unknown thing; a whatsit”) and adjective spiffy (“dapper, fine”).

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