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noun
1.
a slight or petty quarrel.
2.
a slight fit of annoyance, bad mood, or the like.
verb (used without object)
3.
to have a petty quarrel.
4.
to be in a tiff.
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Tiff
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Origin:
1720–30; origin uncertain
1720–30; origin uncertain
Synonyms
1. spat, scrap, misunderstanding, difference.
1. spat, scrap, misunderstanding, difference.
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Example Sentences
- With luck, this tiff will provide the impetus to negotiate a mutually acceptable repayment plan and end your squabbling.
- The tiff exposes two fallacies that come from looking at a globalised industry through national spectacles.
- The tiff could be the latest case of a company considering a domain name to be part of its intellectual property.
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Word Origin & History
tiff
1727, "outburst of temper," later "small quarrel" (1754), of uncertain origin; OED suggests onomatopoeic, "from the sound of a slight puff of air or gas."
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