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TIFF
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Dictionary entry overview: What does tiff mean?
• TIFF (noun)
The noun TIFF has 1 sense:
1. a quarrel about petty points
Familiarity information: TIFF used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A quarrel about petty points
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
bicker; bickering; fuss; pettifoggery; spat; squabble; tiff
Hypernyms ("tiff" is a kind of...):
dustup; quarrel; row; run-in; words; wrangle (an angry dispute)
Context examples
This is a tiff; he'd soon talk 'em out of it if he had the chance, and what I propose to do is to give him the chance. Let's allow the men an afternoon ashore.
(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
Away they went fleetly and gracefully, for having practiced at home, they were well matched, and the blithe young couple were a pleasant sight to see, as they twirled merrily round and round, feeling more friendly than ever after their small tiff.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
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