stiffs

Noun

stiff (countable and uncountable, plural stiffs)

1. (Canada, US, slang) An average person, usually male, of no particular distinction, skill, or education.
   • working stiff
2. (slang) A person who is deceived, as a mark or pigeon in a swindle.
   • She convinced the stiff to go to her hotel room, where her henchman was waiting to rob him.
3. (slang) A cadaver; a dead person.
   • This parrot is no more! It has ceased to be! It's expired and gone to meet its maker! This is a late parrot! It's a stiff! Bereft of life, it rests in peace! If you hadn't nailed it to the perch it would be pushing up the daisies!1969 December 7, Monty Python, “Full Frontal Nudity, Dead Parrot sketch”, in Monty Python's Flying Circus, spoken by Mr Praline (John Cleese)

   Synonyms:

   anatomy, body, cadaver, carcass, carrion, corpse, corse, DB, dog meat, dust

4. (slang) A flop; a commercial failure.
   • If the movie was a stiff it wasn't any of their specific faults. They were all in it together and they were jobbed in and jobbed out for two weeks and gone and they got a pile of money for their efforts.1994, Andy Dougan, The actors' director: Richard Attenborough behind the camera, page 63
5. (US, slang) A person who leaves (especially a restaurant) without paying the bill.
6. (US, broadly, slang) A customer who does not leave a tip.

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