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miff
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1miff

noun \ˈmif\

Definition of MIFF

1
: a fit of ill humor
2
: a trivial quarrel

Examples of MIFF

  1. <“No one asked you!” she retorted, with some miff>

Origin of MIFF

origin unknown
First Known Use: 1623

Related to MIFF

Synonyms
dudgeon, huff, pique, offense (or offence), peeve, resentment, umbrage

Rhymes with MIFF

biff, cliff, diff, glyph, if, iff, jiff, quiff, riff, skiff, sniff, spiff, spliff, stiff, syph, tiff, whiff

2miff

transitive verb

Definition of MIFF

: to put into an ill humor : offend

First Known Use of MIFF

1811

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