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- [kwif]
- /kwɪf/
- /kwɪf/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kwif]
- /kwɪf/
Definitions of quiff word
- noun plural quiff a woman, especially one who is promiscuous. 1
- noun quiff a lock or curl of hair brought forward over the forehead. 1
- noun quiff A piece of hair, especially on a man, brushed upward and backward from the forehead. 1
- noun quiff 1950s hairstyle 1
- countable noun quiff If a man has a quiff, his hair has been combed upwards and backwards from his forehead. 0
- noun quiff a prominent tuft of hair, esp one brushed up above the forehead 0
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Origin of quiff
First appearance:
before 1920 One of the 12% newest English words
First recorded in 1920-25; origin uncertain
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Quiff
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
quiff popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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quiff usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with quiff
- what is a quiff?
- why do i quiff?
- why do women quiff?
- what does quiff mean?
- how to style a quiff?
- how to quiff your hair?
- how to do a quiff?
- what is quiff?
- how to quiff?
- how to make a quiff?
- how to make quiff hairstyle?
- how to quiff your fringe?
- how to do a ponytail with a quiff?
- how to get the perfect quiff?
- how to do a quiff hairstyle?