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miffs

miffs is the plural of miff.

miffs is the third-person singular simple present indicative of miff.

Meaning of miff

Noun

miff (plural miffs)

  1. A small argument; a quarrel.
    • nay, she would throw it in the teeth of Allworthy himself, when a little quarrel, or miff, as it is vulgarly called, arose between them.1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London: A[ndrew] Millar, […], →OCLC
    Synonyms:
    tiff
  2. A state of being offended.
    • She's taken a miff at something, I suppose, and means to cut my acquaintance.1851, T. S. Arthur, Off-Hand Sketches

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Questions about miffs

What is miffs the plural of?
Miffs is the plural of miff.

Words near miffs in the dictionary

  1. miffing
  2. Mifflin
  3. Mifflin County
  4. Mifflins
  5. Mifflintown
  6. miffs
  7. miffy
  8. Mifsud
  9. Mifsuds
  10. mifty
  11. mig

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