bifter

English

Alternative forms

• bifta

Etymology

Unknown

Noun

bifter (plural bifters)

1. (slang, Liverpool) A cigarette.

   Gorra bifter?

   Do you have a cigarette?

   (literally, “Got a cigarette?”)

   • 2015, Paolo Hewitt, Getting High: The Adventures of Oasis:

     'Why don't you smoke bifters with a filter?' Noel asks. 'That way you won't get so much tobacco in your mouth.'

2. (slang) A marijuana cigarette.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:marijuana cigarette

   • 2011, “Roof Of Your Car”, in Computers and Blues, performed by The Streets:

     Just the racket of crickets / And this packet of biscuits / Some flat-out big riffs / And a fat lemon bifter