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quaff
English
Etymology 1
Of uncertain origin. Suggestions include connection with Old Irish cuäch (“cup, goblet, bowl; cauldron, large vessel; bowl, cup”) (whence Scots quaich, queff). The noun is derived from the verb.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /kw?f/
- (US) IPA(key): /kw?f/, /kw?f/
- Rhymes: -?f
Verb
quaff (third-person singular simple present quaffs, present participle quaffing, simple past and past participle quaffed)
- To drink or imbibe with vigour or relish; to drink copiously; to swallow in large draughts. [from mid-16th c.]
- 1594, William Shakespeare, The Taming of the Shrew i 2
- Please ye we may contrive this afternoon, / And quaff carouses to our mistress' health
- 1667, John Milton, Paradise Lost Book V
- They eat, they drink, and in communion sweet
- Quaff immortality and joy […]
- 1852, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Dr. Heidegger's Experiment
- Even while quaffing the third draught of the Fountain of Youth, they were almost awed by the expression of his mysterious visage.
- 1594, William Shakespeare, The Taming of the Shrew i 2
Translations
Noun
quaff (plural quaffs)
- The act of quaffing; a deep draught. [from late 16th c.]
Synonyms
- chug
- gulp
- swig
- See also Thesaurus:drink
Etymology 2
Noun
quaff
- Misspelling of coif.
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quiff
English
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /kw?f/, [k?w??f]
- Rhymes: -?f
Etymology 1
Variant form of whiff.
Noun
quiff (plural quiffs)
- (British dialect) A puff or whiff, especially of tobacco smoke.
Etymology 2
Origin unknown.
Noun
quiff (plural quiffs)
- (regional, slang) A trick or ploy; a stratagem. [from 19th c.]
- 1933, John Masefield, The Bird of Dawning:
- It was young Mr. Abbott worked that quiff on you, sir.
- 1933, John Masefield, The Bird of Dawning:
Etymology 3
Origin uncertain; perhaps a variant of coif.
Noun
quiff (plural quiffs)
- (Britain) A hairstyle whereby the forelock is brushed and/or gelled upward, often associated with the styles of the 1950s. [from 19th c.]
- 2012, Tom Lamont, The Observer, 2 Sep 2012:
- His woolly brown hair shaped into a drooping quiff, he's been sitting poolside all morning, snatching sucks on cigarettes before the waiters can tell him no, and thinking about reworking some incidental music for the band's gig tomorrow.
- 2012, Tom Lamont, The Observer, 2 Sep 2012:
Translations
Verb
quiff (third-person singular simple present quiffs, present participle quiffing, simple past and past participle quiffed)
- (Britain) To arrange (the hair) in such a manner. [from 20th c.]
Derived terms
- quiffed
Etymology 4
Probably variant of coif (“vulva”).
Noun
quiff (plural quiffs)
- (slang) A young girl, especially as promiscuous; a prostitute. [from 20th c.]
- 1949, John O'Hara, Rage to Live:
- How would I get an African toothache when the closest I been to a quiff in over a month is sitting next to one?
- 1949, John O'Hara, Rage to Live:
- (slang) The vulva or vagina. [from 20th c.]
- 2000, JG Ballard, Super-Cannes, Fourth Estate 2011, p. 120:
- Jane was drying herself in the bedroom, holding the bath towel behind her shoulders, her small breasts and childlike nipples flushed from the power jet, her quiff a barely visible thread.
- 2000, JG Ballard, Super-Cannes, Fourth Estate 2011, p. 120:
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