Definition of Niffnaffs

1. niffnaff [v] - See also: niffnaff

Lexicographical Neighbors of Niffnaffs

nifedipine oxidase
nifedipines
nifenalol
nifenazone
nifes
niff
niffed
niffer
niffered
niffering
niffers
niffier
niffiest
niffing
niffnaff
niffnaffs (current term)
niffs
niffy
nifle
nifles
niflumic acid
nifontovite
nift
niftier
nifties
niftiest
niftily
niftiness
niftinesses
nifty

Literary usage of Niffnaffs

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language: In which the Words are ...by John Jamieson by John Jamieson (1818)
"Applied to the pert chat of a saucy child, or of any diminutive person, SV niffnaffs. To NIB, ¡. a. To press or pinch with the fingers. ..."

2. Publications by English Dialect Society (1896)
"niffnaffs. Nick-nacks. Night. Used, as in country parts in S., of any time after noon. Heard a woman parting from another at 3.30 pm, say, "Goodnight. ..."

3. An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language: To which is Prefixed, a by John Jamieson (1880)
"V. niffnaffs. 2. To do any kind of work in a weak, trifling manner, Banff's. 3. To walk with a short step, ibid. ..."

4. A Dictionary of English Etymology by Hensleigh Wedgwood (1862)
"niffnaffs, trifles, knicknacks.—Hal. The radical image is a snap with the fingers, used as a type of something worthless, as when we snap our fingers, ..."

5. A Glossary of Words and Phrases Used in S. E. Worcestershire, Together with by Jesse Salisbury (1894)
"niffnaffs. Nick-nacks. Night. Used, as in country parts in S., of any time after noon. Heard a woman parting from another at 3.30 pm, say, "Goodnight. ..."

6. A Dictionary of the Scottish Language: Comprehending All the Words in Common by Thomas Brown (1845)
"The Scottish name for Hecate, or mother- witch. NICK, *. Nicholas. NICK-NACK, *. 1. A gim-crack. 2. Small wares. niffnaffs, *. i>l. Trifles. NILD, *. Cold. ..."

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