Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tiffy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.44 in modern English

Syllables
tiffy
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Diminutive of the female given name Tiffany

noun

A Hawker Typhoon fighter-bomber aircraft.

British usage

noun

A military mechanic.

adj

Easily offended; apt to be annoyed.

Informal

Etymology

From tiff + -y.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Military.

Inflected Forms

Tiffies (plural) more tiffy (comparative) most tiffy (superlative)

Questions

What does tiffy mean?
Diminutive of the female given name Tiffany
Where does tiffy come from?
From tiff + -y.

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