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quiff (kwif)

noun

Brit. a lock or tuft of hair; esp., a forelock

Etymology: < ?

quiff2 definition

quiff (kwif)

noun

☆ Slang, Vulgar a sexually promiscuous woman

Etymology: orig. Brit navy slang < ?

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quiff Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • have: The other has a quiff and I wonder how I know that face.

Adjective modifier

  • big: Gael says: I once fell hook, line and sinker for a boy on the strength of his big quiff!

Noun used with modifier

  • rockabilly: Following in her footsteps, a stream of models with rock-star hairstyles, back-combed rockabilly quiffs and beehives strutted down the runway.
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