Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

biffo

/ˈbɪfəʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.42 in modern English

Syllables: bif-fo
IPA: /ˈbɪfəʊ/

13

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Violence, fighting; a fight.

Australian usage; New Zealand usage; Slang; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"There was too much biffo going on at that club, so I left."
"Barrett's working class man is simply one who enjoys his beer, his rock music (like Norton, he's a man in his early thirties), and a bit of biffo."
"We all liked a bit of biffo and gunplay, so when the telecast was broken for a newsflash, everyone groaned."
"Things peaked a year later with a Sunday afternoon biffo pitting a good-sized detachment of rockers against a combined force of surfies and clubbies."

Etymology

From biff + -o.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: biff

Usage

Questions

How do you pronounce biffo?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɪfəʊ/.
What does biffo mean?: Violence, fighting; a fight.
Where does biffo come from?: From biff + -o.

How to pronounce biffo

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