Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A woman regarded as promiscuous.
- noun A tuft of hair, especially a forelock.
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- noun A
puff orwhiff , especially oftobacco smoke.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a prominent forelock (especially one brushed upward from the forehead)
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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He wore his cap at the back of his head, so as to exhibit to an admiring world a carefully - cultured curl of the "quiff" variety, which was plastered across his forehead with a great expenditure of grease.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 158, March 3rd, 1920 Various
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This was, indeed, the Gunner Barling he used to know, with his smooth-shaven chin and neat brown moustache waxed at the ends and characteristic "quiff" decorating his brow.
Okewood of the Secret Service Valentine Williams 1914
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If you're talking about his hair, I think you mean "quiff".
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The dozy ponce wants women-only shortlists, doesn't have a word to say about immigration, has got more 'quiff' than Blair and not one solitary noteworthy policy but a gazzillion soundbites.
Army Rumour Service 2009
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The dozy ponce wants women-only shortlists, doesn't have a word to say about immigration, has got more 'quiff' than Blair and not one solitary noteworthy policy but a gazzillion soundbites.
Army Rumour Service 2009
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Years ago, when young men started to sport the "quiff" hairstyle that Tintin is so famous for
Canuck Attitude 2009
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Years ago, when young men started to sport the "quiff" hairstyle that Tintin is so famous for
Progressive Bloggers 2009
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The dozy ponce wants women-only shortlists, doesn't have a word to say about immigration, has got more 'quiff' than Blair and not one solitary noteworthy policy but a gazzillion soundbites.
Army Rumour Service 2009
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The dozy ponce wants women-only shortlists, doesn't have a word to say about immigration, has got more 'quiff' than Blair and not one solitary noteworthy policy but a gazzillion soundbites.
Army Rumour Service 2009
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The dozy ponce wants women-only shortlists, doesn't have a word to say about immigration, has got more 'quiff' than Blair and not one solitary noteworthy policy but a gazzillion soundbites.
Army Rumour Service 2009
bilby commented on the word quiff
See also cuif.
August 9, 2016