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1tiff

intransitive verb \ˈtif\

Definition of TIFF

: to have a petty quarrel

Examples of TIFF

  1. <like any couple, they occasionally tiff, but it's never anything serious>

Origin of TIFF

origin unknown
First Known Use: 1700

Related to TIFF

Synonyms
altercate, argufy, bicker, brabble, brawl, controvert, dispute, fall out, fight, hassle, jar, quarrel, quibble, row, scrap, spat, squabble, argue, wrangle

Rhymes with TIFF

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

2tiff

noun

Definition of TIFF

: a petty quarrel
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Examples of TIFF

  1. <got into a little tiff about what color sheets to buy for their bed>

First Known Use of TIFF

1754

Related to TIFF

Synonyms
altercation, argle-bargle [chiefly British], argy-bargy [chiefly British], battle royal, bicker, brawl, contretemps, controversy, cross fire, disagreement, dispute, donnybrook, falling-out, fight, hassle, imbroglio, kickup, misunderstanding, quarrel, rhubarb, row, scrap, set-to, spat, squabble, argument, wrangle

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