Azizi

'Spiv' (as I understand it!) is a term that originated in the UK in WW2 for a black marketeer who sold stuff like lipstick, chocolate, stockings etc that weren't readily available due to shortages and rationing. Leicester Square and Leamington Spa are real places - Leicester Square is in London and Leamington Spa is just down the road from where I live.

Thanks for an interesting thread!

Chris