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quiff

Pronunciation: /kwɪf/

The English word “quiff” has 6 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A puff or whiff, especially of tobacco smoke.
  2. A trick or ploy; a stratagem.
  3. A hairstyle whereby the forelock is brushed and/or gelled upward, often associated with the styles of the 1950s.
  4. A young girl, especially as promiscuous; a prostitute.
  5. The vulva or vagina.

verb

  1. To arrange (the hair) in such a manner.

Etymology

Variant form of whiff.

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