biff

plural biffs

1. informalA sudden, sharp blow or punch.

   "Hit him a biff," said the Big Man.

   1945, C. S. Lewis, The Great Divorce

2. informalhobbiesA wipeout.

present singular third person biffs · participle present biffing · participle past biffed · past biffed

1. informaltransitiveTo punch or hit.

   ‘But ’twas Fitzgerald who was goin’ to biff Malone, man, can’t you understand?’ old Tom interrupted.

   1911, ‘Steel Rudd’, The Book of Dan, Brisbane: University of Queensland Press, published 1970, page 79

2. Atlantic CanadaNew ZealandslangtransitiveTo discard; to throw out; to throw away.
3. informalhobbiesTo wipe out; to faceplant; to fall.
4. informalTo mess up.
5. intransitiveTo move quickly.

1. The sound of a person being punched or hit.

   Whap, Biff, Ooooof, Sock, Pow, Zok! Batman is back. Gotham City is again leaving its law and order in the hands of a man who wears plastic underpants over his tights.

   1989 June 5, The Canberra Times, Australia Capital Territory, page 10, column 2

1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Busan International Film Festival.
2. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters.

1. abbreviationacronymAcronym of brief, informative, friendly, firm, a conflict resolution approach to responding to hostility.