Etymology

tift

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Today it means: A fit of pettishness, or slight anger; a tiff. Full definition →

Norwegian teft
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  1. Norwegian · derived fromteft“a scent”
  2. English todaytift

Compare Norwegian teft (“a scent”). See tiff (“noun”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.