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biffy

/ˈbɪ.fi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.19 in modern English

Syllables
biffy
IPA
/ˈbɪ.fi/
16
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A toilet.

American usage; Slang

noun

An outhouse.

American usage; Slang

Example Sentences

Etymology

Uncertain etymology, but perhaps an alteration of privy: p gaining voicing to become b, and v losing voicing to become f. Attested since 1935 (see first quotation).

Usage

Inflected Forms

biffies (plural)

Rhymes With

iffy jiffy spiffy liffey stiffy cliffy sniffy miffy squiffy whiffy niffy yiffy

Questions

How do you pronounce biffy?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɪ.fi/.
What does biffy mean?
A toilet.
Where does biffy come from?
Uncertain etymology, but perhaps an alteration of privy: p gaining voicing to become b, and v losing voicing to become f. Attested since 1935 (see first quotation).

How to pronounce biffy

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