What does on the sniff mean?

on the sniff

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.44 in modern English

Scrabble Score

Letters

Syllables

Unique Chars

prep_phrase

British usage; Slang

"But the fact that online “dating” was a euphemism for ACTION, the same way as walking into a bar is a sign that you're out on the sniff, suited me just fine."
"Ed stayed leaning in and after signalling to the others to do the same, he inclined his head towards the girls at the adjacent table. 'West End's heaving with that sort on a Saturday night,' he said. 'Office girls out on the sniff.'"

How to pronounce on the sniff

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “on the sniff”.

Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.

Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “on the sniff”.

Repeat and practice — Say “on the sniff” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.