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quiff

The correct spelling is quiff.

How to pronounce quiff

/kwɪf/
noun

IPA: /kwɪf/

Say it like: Kwi-ff

The correct spelling is quiff. (British dialect) A puff or whiff, especially of tobacco smoke.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.(British dialect) A puff or whiff, especially of tobacco smoke.
  2. 2.A trick or ploy; a stratagem.
  3. 3.A hairstyle whereby the forelock is brushed and/or gelled upward, often associated with the styles of the 1950s.
  4. 4.A young girl, especially as promiscuous; a prostitute.
  5. 5.The vulva or vagina.

verb

  1. 1.To arrange (the hair) in such a manner.

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