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The correct spelling is stiffs.
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The correct spelling is stiffs. An average person, usually male, of no particular distinction, skill, or education, often a working stiff or lucky stiff. For example: "A Working Stiff's Manifesto: A Memoir of Thirty Jobs I Quit, Nine That Fired Me, and Three I Can't Remember was published in 2003."
Usage Examples
“A Working Stiff's Manifesto: A Memoir of Thirty Jobs I Quit, Nine That Fired Me, and Three I Can't Remember was published in 2003.”
“She convinced the stiff to go to her hotel room, where her henchman was waiting to rob him.”
“Realizing he had forgotten his wallet, he stiffed the taxi driver when the cab stopped for a red light.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.An average person, usually male, of no particular distinction, skill, or education, often a working stiff or lucky stiff.
- 2.A person who is deceived, as a mark or pigeon in a swindle.
- 3.A cadaver; a dead person.
- 4.A flop; a commercial failure.
- 5.A person who leaves (especially a restaurant) without paying the bill.
verb
- 1.To fail to pay that which one owes (implicitly or explicitly) to another, especially by departing hastily.
- 2.To cheat someone
- 3.To tip ungenerously
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