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A thing or action that is operating in an impressively smooth and efficient manner
Everyone gasped in awe at Lucy's swiffy dress as its jeweled light spilled over the floor and wall.
Swiffy by Sunny Kay July 12, 2016
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An adjective to describe a person or situation that is "iffy" or awkward and unsure. Can be used when you're just in a funk and not sure what adjective to use.
Someone: "How are you and your boyfriend?"
Me: "Eh...it's kind of skiffy right now."
skiffy by NinjaWorksInc February 6, 2010
Derogatory word for an immature fan of science fiction, or sci-fi. A science fiction fan who doesn't have a realistic attitude toward the genre, but thinks that science fiction is the be-all ad end-all of his/her life.
Look at that skiffy over there with the Spock ears. Let's hit him with the Shrek slime!
skiffy by pentozali April 9, 2006
1. describing a task that was easy, fast, or requires little or no time.
2. describing a person who is able to move at a fast pace.
That test was swiffy!
Damn! He sure is swiffy on the basketball court!
swiffy by pseudonym May 13, 2005
1) When a cute couple is on point
2) When a girl can't breathe because a boy took her breath away.
Alessio: Yo Carl , how swiffy is that couple?

Carl: They're definitely relationship goals.
Swiffy by Swiffyloverboy January 13, 2015
Onomatopoeia for the word sci-fi as a derogatory label towards the softer forms of science fiction (i.e. space opera, science fantasy, Doctor Who, the Marvel/DC Comics universes, etc.). Most users of the word are purists that reject anything not grounded in some semblance of reality (or, failing that, fringe science).
The Sci-Fi Channel became total skiffy the moment they renamed to SyFy.
skiffy by Alexander Peregrine September 13, 2012
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