English Explanatory Dictionary

quiff

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A puff or whiff, especially of tobacco smoke.
noun
  1. A trick or ploy; a stratagem.
noun
  1. A hairstyle whereby the forelock is brushed and/or gelled upward, often associated with the styles of the 1950s.
verb
  1. To arrange (the hair) in such a manner.
noun
  1. A young girl, especially as promiscuous; a prostitute.
  2. The vulva or vagina.

Pronunciation

/kwɪf/ [kʰw̥ɪf] En-au-quiff.ogg

Word forms

quiff quiffs quiffing quiffed

Etymology

Variant form of whiff.

Derived words

quiffed
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