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Tiff

Tiff Meaning & Definition
Tiff Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Tiff?

[n] petty quarrel

Synonyms | Synonyms for Tiff: bicker | bickering | fuss | spat | squabble

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See Also | dustup | quarrel | row | run-in | words | wrangle

Tiff In Webster's Dictionary

\Tiff\, n. [Originally, a sniff, sniffing; cf. Icel. ?efr a smell, ?efa to sniff, Norw. tev a drawing in of the breath, teva to sniff, smell, dial. Sw. t["u]v smell, scent, taste.] 1. Liquor; especially, a small draught of liquor. ``Sipping his tiff of brandy punch.'' --Sir W. Scott. 2. A fit of anger or peevishness; a slight altercation or contention. See {Tift}. --Thackeray.
\Tiff\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Tiffed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tiffing}.] To be in a pet. She tiffed with Tim, she ran from Ralph. --Landor.
\Tiff\, v. t. [OE. tiffen, OF. tiffer, tifer, to bedizen; cf. D. tippen to clip the points or ends of the hair, E. tip, n.] To deck out; to dress. [Obs.] --A. Tucker.

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