Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

piff

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.77 in modern English

Syllables: piff
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

An exclamation of annoyance or contempt; pish; pshaw.

verb

To throw something vigorously.

Australian usage

noun

Piffle; nonsense; rubbish.

Slang; Uncountable

adj

good or attractive.

British usage; Slang

Example Sentences

""You're talking piff.""
"They say all men have weird notions. People saying he's a rake and all that. Lot of piff."
"You look quite piff today."
"Quick cash, flip that, now I got big cash. Sit back, sip yak with a next piff yat."

Etymology

Onomatopoeic

Usage

Inflected Forms

piffs (present, singular) piffing (participle, present) piffed (participle, past) piffed (past) more piff (comparative) most piff (superlative)

Rhymes With

if as if cliff stiff gif working stiff sniff riff whiff diff tiff biff

Questions

What does piff mean?: An exclamation of annoyance or contempt; pish; pshaw.
Where does piff come from?: Onomatopoeic

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