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tiff

  [tif]
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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.
Origin:
1720–30; orig. uncert.

Synonyms:
1. spat, scrap, misunderstanding, difference.
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tiff   (tĭf)   
n.  

  1. A fit of irritation.

  2. A petty quarrel.

intr.v.   tiffed, tiff·ing, tiffs
To quarrel.

[Origin unknown.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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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."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
TIFF
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The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary, Third Edition
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