biff
See also: BIFF
English edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
biff (plural biffs)
- (informal) A sudden, sharp blow or punch.
- 1945, C. S. Lewis, The Great Divorce:
- "Hit him a biff," said the Big Man.
- (informal, sports) A wipeout.
- (Can we verify(+) this sense?) Euphemistic form of bitch.
Verb edit
biff (third-person singular simple present biffs, present participle biffing, simple past and past participle biffed)
- (informal, transitive) To punch or hit.
- (Atlantic Canada, New Zealand, slang, transitive) To discard; to throw out; to throw away.
- (informal, sports) To wipe out; to faceplant; to fall.
Interjection edit
biff
- The sound of a person being punched or hit.
- 1989 June 5, The Canberra Times, Australia Capital Territory, page 10, column 2:
- Whap, Biff, Ooooof, Sock, Pow, Zok! Batman is back. Gotham City is again leaving its law and order in the hands of a man who wears plastic underpants over his tights.
French edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
biff m (uncountable)
- Alternative form of bif
- 2011, “Michto”, performed by Seth Gueko:
- Faire du biff, c’est michto / Mais le biff attire les michtos
- Making moola's cool / But moola attracts gold diggers
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From Old French boef, via English beef.
Noun edit
biff m (definite singular biffen, indefinite plural biffer, definite plural biffene)
- a steak (slice of beef)
References edit
- “biff” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From Old French boef, via English beef.
Noun edit
biff m (definite singular biffen, indefinite plural biffar, definite plural biffane)
- a steak (slice of beef)
References edit
- “biff” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English beef. First attested in 1822.[1]
Noun edit
biff c
- a beef steak [since 1822][1]
- (colloquial) a large and very muscular person; a beefy guy, a beefcake
- Wow! Vilken biff!
- Wow! What a beefy guy!
Usage notes edit
False friend with beef, see nötkött.
Declension edit
Declension of biff | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | biff | biffen | biffar | biffarna |
Genitive | biffs | biffens | biffars | biffarnas |
Derived terms edit
- biffig (“beefy, brawny”)
References edit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 biff in Svensk ordbok (SO)