quiff

noun

ˈkwif 

British

: a prominent forelock

Examples of quiff in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Swede pounced, just a quiff’s distance from the goal line. — Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026

Meanwhile, Mitnick wears Danny’s black quiff and leather jacket. — Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025

The look is described as a quiff with little to no hair sticking out from the sides. — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2025

On Wednesday, at the Tom Ford catwalk, it was scraped back and waxed into a devil-may-care quiff style and worn with a pair of wayfarer-esque sunglasses also by the house. — Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025

Word History

Etymology

origin unknown

First Known Use

circa 1890, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for quiff

• biff
• cliff
• diff
• glyph
• griff
• if
• riff
• schiff
• skiff
• sniff
• stiff
• tiff