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Definition of Quiff
1. Noun. A prominent forelock (especially one brushed upward from the forehead).
Definition of Quiff
1. Noun. Hairstyle where the forelock is brushed and/or gelled upward. ¹
2. Verb. (rare) To arrange the hair in such a manner. ¹
3. Noun. (slang) A young girl, especially as promiscuous; a prostitute. ¹
4. Noun. (Ulster) crafty move, dodge ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Quiff
1. a forelock [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Quiff
Literary usage of Quiff
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present: A Dictionary, Historical and by John Stephen Farmer, William Ernest Henley (1902)
"Also (tailors ) то quiff IN THE PRESS = to change a breast pocket from one side
to the other ; то quiff THE BLADDER = to conceal baldness : cf. ..."
2. Publications by English Dialect Society (1893)
"quiff. A knack, a trick. ' Ther 's a quiff about ... worked a quiff," to use a
slang phrase, on a well-known Lagan poacher. ..."
3. A Glossary of Words Used in the County of Wiltshire by George Edward Dartnell, Edward Hungerford Goddard (1893)
"quiff. A knack, a trick. ' Ther 's a quiff about ... worked a quiff," to use a
slang phrase, on a well-known Lagan poacher."— Fishing Gazette, Aug. ..."
4. Transactions of the Canadian Institute by Canadian Institute (1849-1914), Royal Canadian Institute (1895)
"... at every quiff, promises to adhere to his commander, and never fly from his
enemy. At the same time he relates what he has done in favour of his nation, ..."
5. Transactions of the Canadian Institute by Royal Canadian Institute, Canadian Institute (1849-1914) (1898)
"... turn takes the pipe, which is decorated with various ornaments, and, at every
quiff, promises to adhere to his commander, and never fly from his enemy. ..."
6. The Origin of the North American Indians: With a Faithful Description of by John McIntosh (1844)
"... takes the pipe, which is decorated with various ornaments, and, at every
quiff', promises to adhere to his commander, and never flee from his enemy. ..."
7. The Origin of the North American Indians: With a Faithful Description of by John McIntosh (1843)
"... takes the pipe, which is decorated with various ornaments, and, at every quiff,
promises to adhere to his commander, and never flee from his enemy. ..."
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