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stiffy

English

Etymology

stiff +? -y

Pronunciation

  • enPR: st?f'i, IPA(key): /?st?fi/
  • Rhymes: -?fi

Noun

stiffy (plural stiffies)

  1. (vulgar, slang) An erection of the penis.
    Fred's got a bulge in his pants - you can tell that he's got a stiffy.
  2. (South Africa) A computer floppy disk of the kind supplied in a stiff plastic outer shell.
    Never leave home without a spare stiffy disc in your bag.
  3. (slang) An extended magazine of a gun.

Synonyms

  • (erection of the penis): woody
  • (3.5 inch floppy disk): stiffy disc

Related terms

  • computer
  • floppy (disc)
  • CD (disc)
  • flash drive

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stiffly

English

Etymology

From Middle English stifly, styfly; equivalent to stiff +? -ly.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?st?fli/

Adverb

stiffly (comparative more stiffly, superlative most stiffly)

  1. In a stiff manner.
    • 1898, J. Meade Falkner, Moonfleet Chapter 5
      'Twas Mr. Glennie who first moved to seek me; for when the second day came that I was not at school, he thought that I was ill, and went to my aunt's to ask how I did, as was his wont when any ailed. But Aunt Jane answered him stiffly that she could not say how I did.

Translations

Middle English

Adverb

stiffly

  1. Alternative form of stifly

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