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stiff

4 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. stiff (noun)
  2. stiff (verb)
  3. bindle stiff (noun)
  4. blanket stiff (noun)

3stiff

noun

Definition of STIFF

1
: corpse
2
a : vagrant, tramp b : a member of the working class; especially : a blue-collar worker c : person <a lucky stiff>; especially : a stodgy or excessively decorous person
3
: flop, failure
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Examples of STIFF

  1. That poor stiff never gets a break.
  2. They have the kind of luxuries the average working stiff can't afford.

First Known Use of STIFF

circa 1859

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