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quiff

1  [kwif]
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–noun, plural quiff, quiffs. Slang.
a woman, esp. one who is promiscuous.
Origin:
1920–25; orig. uncert.

quiff

2  [kwif]
–noun British.
a lock or curl of hair brought forward over the forehead.
Origin:
1885–90; orig. uncert.
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quiff 1   (kwĭf)   
n.   Chiefly British
A tuft of hair, especially a forelock.

[Origin unknown.]
quiff 2   (kwĭf)   
n.  A woman regarded as promiscuous.

[Origin unknown.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

quiff 
"curl or lock of hair over the forehead," 1890, originally a style among soldiers, of unknown origin. Perhaps connected with quiff "a puff or whiff of tobacco smoke" (1831, originally Southern U.S.), held to be a variant of whiff (q.v.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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