¹tiff

intransitive verb \ˈtif\

Definition of TIFF

: to have a petty quarrel

Origin of TIFF

origin unknown

First Known Use: 1700

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

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

²tiff

noun

: a small fight or argument about something that is not important

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: a petty quarrel

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First Known Use of TIFF

1754

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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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tiff

noun \ˈtif\

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: a minor quarrel

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