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biff^¹

/bɪf/

Rhymes with -ɪf

Where it comes from

Onomatopoeic.

noun biffs

informal A sudden, sharp blow or punch. "Hit him a biff," said the Big Man.
informal A wipeout.

verb biffs · biffing · biffed

informal, transitive To punch or hit. ‘But ’twas Fitzgerald who was goin’ to biff Malone, man, can’t you understand?’ old Tom interrupted.
Atlantic Canada, New Zealand, slang, transitive To discard; to throw out; to throw away.
informal To wipe out; to faceplant; to fall.
informal To mess up.
intransitive To move quickly.

interjection

The sound of a person being punched or hit. Whap, Biff, Ooooof, Sock, Pow, Zok! Batman is back. Gotham City is again leaving its law and order in the hands of a man who wears plastic underpants over his tights.

BIFF^²

proper noun

abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Busan International Film Festival
abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters

phrase

abbreviation, acronym Acronym of brief, informative, friendly, firm, a conflict resolution approach to responding to hostility.

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"biff." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/biff. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

biff. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/biff

Chicago

"biff." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/biff.

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@misc{biff_2026,
  title = {biff},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/biff},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}