Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stiffy

/ˈstɪfi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.93 in modern English

Syllables: stiffy
IPA: /ˈstɪfi/

15

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An erection of the penis.

Slang

noun

A computer floppy disk of the kind supplied in a stiff plastic outer shell.

noun

An extended magazine of a gun.

Slang

noun

A rigidly conformative person; a square or goody-goody.

Example Sentences

"Fred's got a bulge in his pants — you can tell that he's got a stiffy."
"Never leave home without a spare stiffy disc in your bag."
"Oh you know I like to mac When they don’t talk back I'll be there in a jiffy with a stiffy"
"Niggas iffy, uh, blicky got the stiffy, uh"
"You niggas too iffy, my Glock got a stiffy"

Etymology

From stiff + -y.

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

stiffies (plural)

Phrases

flash drive

Frequently Paired Words

computer floppy CD flash drive

Synonyms

woody stiffy disc

Rhymes With

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

Questions

How do you pronounce stiffy?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈstɪfi/.
What does stiffy mean?: An erection of the penis.
Where does stiffy come from?: From stiff + -y.

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