bifta

B3I1F4T1A1
/ˈbɪftə/

noun

A cannabis cigarette.

Scrabble 10

Meanings

nounbifta (plural biftas)

plural biftas · alternative bifter

  1. UKslangA cannabis cigarette.

    He half-stood, keeping his back bent, and extended his left hand and the bifta toward me.

    2002, Peter Craven, The Best Australian Stories, →ISBN, page 255
    2 more examples

    Such a perfect spot to have lunch, and another bifta. I don't think the rest of the tourists with us were pleased that all the guides were getting high, but it's the end of the season, so no one gives a shit anymore.

    2014, Tommy Hawkins, Let's Get Dogs#!t, →ISBN

    'Roll another fat one, Rashid,' Dooley said, looking over. 'Another giant bifta for the tea-break.'

    2015, Andrew O'Hagan, The Illuminations, →ISBN, page 94
  2. slangLiverpoolA cigarette.

    Yo, yes light the bifta / I'm gonna rape your little sister

    2016, “Road Rage (Freestyle)”, performed by Little T (Josh Tate)
    1 more example

    I go for a bifta. Contrary to the fags-and-black-coffee cliche, I'm about the only smoker in the division.

    1998, Robert Newman, Manners, page 8
  3. UKslangEverything that is available or possible; the works.

    The full stem to stern bifta, as they said.

    2015, J. R. Ward, Blood Kiss, →ISBN
    2 more examples

    'Well, hand relief is fifteen quid, a blow job's twenty, and the full bifta is forty-five quid.'

    2009, Martina Cole, The Ladykiller, →ISBN

    Suits, top hats, the full bifta, then we can swan around the owners' enclosure looking the bollocks.

    2011, Mark Baxter, Paolo Hewitt, The Mumper, →ISBN

Synonyms & antonyms

Origin

Thorne describes the word as playground slang from the 1970s and derives it from spina bifida.

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APA

bifta. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bifta

MLA

“bifta.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bifta. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bifta,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bifta.

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