quiff
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quiff¹
- /kwɪf/ UK, US
- [kʰw̥ɪf] UK, US
Rhymes with -ɪf
Where it comes from
Variant form of whiff.
noun quiffs
- A puff or whiff, especially of tobacco smoke.
quiff²
- /kwɪf/ UK, US
- [kʰw̥ɪf] UK, US
Rhymes with -ɪf
Where it comes from
Unknown.
noun quiffs
- A trick or ploy; a stratagem. It was young Mr. Abbott worked that quiff on you, sir.
quiff³
- /kwɪf/ UK, US
- [kʰw̥ɪf] UK, US
Rhymes with -ɪf
Where it comes from
Uncertain; perhaps a variant of coif.
noun quiffs
- A hairstyle whereby the forelock is brushed and/or gelled upward, often associated with the styles of the 1950s. His woolly brown hair shaped into a drooping quiff, he's been sitting poolside all morning, snatching sucks on cigarettes before the waiters can tell him no, and thinking about reworking some incidental music for the band's gig tomorrow.
verb quiffs · quiffing · quiffed
- To arrange (the hair) in such a manner.
quiff⁴
- /kwɪf/ UK, US
- [kʰw̥ɪf] UK, US
Rhymes with -ɪf
Where it comes from
Probably variant of coif (“vulva”).
noun quiffs
- A young girl, especially as promiscuous; a prostitute. How would I get an African toothache when the closest I been to a quiff in over a month is sitting next to one?
- The vulva or vagina. As for whores—they are sometimes daughters of fine homes peddling their quim and quiff for a thumbnail of cocaine or a tot of rot-gut whiskey.
Translations
Talk about this word "quiff." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/quiff. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. quiff. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/quiff "quiff." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/quiff.Cite this
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title = {quiff},
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year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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