piff

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interjection

An exclamation of annoyance or contempt; pish; pshaw.

“You look quite piff today.”

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Meanings

piff1

interjection
  1. An exclamation of annoyance or contempt; pish; pshaw.

piff2

verbpiff (third-person singular simple present piffs, present participle piffing, simple past and past participle piffed)

present singular third person piffs · participle present piffing · participle past piffed · past piffed

  1. AustraliaSouth Australian and VictorianTo throw something vigorously.

piff3

nounpiff (uncountable)
  1. slanguncountablePiffle; nonsense; rubbish.

    "You're talking piff."

    1924, William Pett Ridge, Leaps and Bounds, page 105
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    They say all men have weird notions. People saying he's a rake and all that. Lot of piff.

    1947, Robert Briffault, New Life of Mr. Martin, page 203

piff4

adjectivepiff (comparative more piff, superlative most piff)

comparative more piff · superlative most piff

  1. UKslanggood or attractive.

    You look quite piff today.

    1 more example

    Quick cash, flip that, now I got big cash. Sit back, sip yak with a next piff yat.

    2018 November 30, “Bits” (track 10), in Original Sounds, performed by Bru-C and Window Kid

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
bahpfui

Origin

piff · interjection

Onomatopoeic

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piff · noun

Clipping of piffle.

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piff · adjective

Unknown. Perhaps a variant of puff suggestive of a blown kiss; or perhaps a shortening of epiphany.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with piff

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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