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miff

  [mif]
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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.
Origin:
1615–25; perh. imit. of exclamation of disgust; cf. G muffen to sulk

Synonyms:
3. annoy, provoke, irritate, vex.
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miff   (mĭf)   
n.  

  1. A petulant, bad-tempered mood; a huff.

  2. A petty quarrel or argument; a tiff.

tr.v.   miffed, miff·ing, miffs
To cause to become offended or annoyed.

[Possibly expressive of disgust.]
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Word Origin & History

miff  (n.)
1623, "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").
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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