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gif¹

noun gifs

  1. Alternative letter-case form of GIF Naomi Osaka, a Japanese professional tennis player, also responded to the NHK post with a popular gif of “Family Feud” host Steve Harvey expressing bewilderment.

verb gifs · gifing · giffing · gifed · giffed

  1. Alternative letter-case form of GIF

GIF²

  • /ɡɪf/
  • /d͡ʒɪf/

Sounds like jif, jiff · Rhymes with -ɪf

Where it comes from

Acronym of graphics interchange format.

noun GIFs · gif · Gif · .gif · .Gif · .GIF

  1. A bitmap image in a particular format with support for multiple images per file or animations, and up to 256 distinct colors per frame, including a fully transparent color. I'll send you a GIF of the proposed logo.
  2. Internet, broadly Any short video without audio, usually one which loops. Crying Dawson ruled the internet comment sections of the late ’00s and early ’10s. It’s “on the Mount Rushmore of GIFs,” says TV critic Sarah D. Bunting.
  3. Internet, broadly Any short video, in a format directly supported by HTML5 (ie. GIF, MP4, WebM)

verb GIFs · GIFing · GIFed · gif · Gif

  1. To create a GIF file of; (inexact) to create a similar animated image file of. He GIFed the highlights of the debate

GIF³

Where it comes from

Abbreviation.

noun GIFs

  1. abbreviation Abbreviation of granular iron(stone) formation

    Similar: granular iron formation, granular ironstone formation

Gif⁴

noun Gifs

  1. alternative Alternative form of GIF

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: jpeg, mic, spacer, mis, icm, ipf, poison, yvette, jeff, trims, anigif, gifset, reaction gif, graymap, graphic, visual

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noun short video without audio

PortuguêsGIF
DeutschGif
РусскийGIF-файл GIF-fajl, ги́фка gífka

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

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

Chicago

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

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@misc{gif_2026,
  title = {gif},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gif},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}