Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To sniffle; snivel; whine.
- To steal; pilfer.
- To eat hastily.
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Tootlemonde commented on the word niffle
A 'niffle' is a "human trifler, a man of straw and self-conceit... in the popinjay class... To call a person a niffle is to put them in their place, which is next to nowhere." - Ivor Brown, Assoc. Editor of the London Observer (1951 Time Magazine article) Could be a VERY useful word.
November 5, 2015