Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bifta

/ˈbɪftə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bif-ta
IPA: /ˈbɪftə/

10

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cannabis cigarette.

British usage; Slang

noun

Slang

noun

Everything that is available or possible; the works.

British usage; Slang

Example Sentences

"He half-stood, keeping his back bent, and extended his left hand and the bifta toward me."
"Such a perfect spot to have lunch, and another bifta. I don't think the rest of the tourists with us were pleased that all the guides were getting high, but it's the end of the season, so no one gives a shit anymore."
"'Roll another fat one, Rashid,' Dooley said, looking over. 'Another giant bifta for the tea-break.'"
"I go for a bifta. Contrary to the fags-and-black-coffee cliche, I'm about the only smoker in the division."
"Yo, yes light the bifta / I'm gonna rape your little sister"
"'Well, hand relief is fifteen quid, a blow job's twenty, and the full bifta is forty-five quid.'"

Etymology

Thorne describes the word as playground slang from the 1970s and derives it from spina bifida.

Usage

British usage
Slang

Inflected Forms

biftas (plural) bifter (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce bifta?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɪftə/.
What does bifta mean?: A cannabis cigarette.
Where does bifta come from?: Thorne describes the word as playground slang from the 1970s and derives it from spina bifida.

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