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noun
1.
petulant displeasure; ill humor.
2.
a petty quarrel.
verb (used with object)
3.
to give minor offense to; offend.
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Origin:
1615–25; perhaps imitative of exclamation of disgust; compare German muffen to sulk
1615–25; perhaps imitative of exclamation of disgust; compare German muffen to sulk
Synonyms
3. annoy, provoke, irritate, vex.
3. annoy, provoke, irritate, vex.
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Word Origin & History
miff
1620s, "fit of ill humor," perhaps imitative of an exclamation of disgust (cf. Ger. muffen "to sulk"). The verb is from 1797. Miffy (adj.) "liable to 'take a miff' " is from 1810; miffed is 1824 (Sir Walter Scott calls it "a women's phrase").
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