niffn.¹

Brit.

/nɪf/, U.S.

/nɪf/

Forms: 1700s– niff, 1800s nif.

Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: miff n.

Etymology: Origin uncertain; perhaps a variant of miff n. Compare also tiff n.³

U.S. regional and English regional (south-western). Now rare.

A fit of resentment or pique; a huff. Frequently in to take a niff: to take offence.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > anger > indignation or resentment > [noun]

wrathc900

disdain1297

indignationc1384

heavinessc1386

gall1390

offencea1393

mislikinga1400

despitec1400

rankling?a1425

jealousyc1475

grudge1477

engaigne1489

grutch1541

outrage1572

dudgeon1573

indignance1590

indignity1596

spleen1596

resentiment1606

dolour1609

resentment1613

endugine1638

stomachosity1656

ressentiment1658

resent1680

umbrage1724

resentfulness1735

niff1777

indignancy1790

saeva indignatio1796

hard feeling1803

grudgement1845

to have a chip on one's shoulder1856

affrontedness1878

spike1890

the mind > emotion > anger > indignation or resentment > be or become resentful [verb (intransitive)]

to pick (also peck) mooda1225

disdaina1382

endeigna1382

indeign1382

risec1390

to take offencea1393

to take pepper in the nose1520

stomach1557

offenda1578

sdeigna1593

huff1598

to snuff pepper1624

check1635

to bear, owe (a person) a grudge1657

to take check1663

to take (‥) umbrage1683

to ride rusty1709

to flame out, up1753

to take a niff1777

niff1841

spleen1885

to put one's shoulder out1886

to have (or get) the spike1890

derry1896

1777–8 R. Wight Horæ Subsecivæ (MS Bodl. Eng. lang. d.66) 303 [Devon] To take a Niff—indignari, aliquid aegre ferre, to take snuff at.

1865 R. Hunt Pop. Romances W. Eng. 2nd Ser. 78 The woman took a nif, and for a long time never spoke to our John.

1880 M. A. Courtney W. Cornwall Words in M. A. Courtney & T. Q. Couch Gloss. Words Cornwall 40/1 Niff, a slight quarrel; a tiff.

1888 F. T. Elworthy W. Somerset Word-bk. (at cited word) Let her alone, her've o'ny a-got a bit of a niff, her'll zoon come o' that again.

1914 Dial. Notes 4 77 Niff, a quarrel, grudge, or spite.

1946 Amer. Speech 21 308 To ‘take a niff’ at a person was to conceive a violent dislike for him.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

niffn.²

Brit.

/nɪf/, U.S.

/nɪf/

Origin: Apparently formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: niff v.²

Etymology: Apparently < niff v.² (see discussion at that entry).

British colloquial.

A smell, esp. a disagreeable one. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > smell and odour > fetor > [noun] > fetid smells

stenchc893

reekeOE

weffea1300

stink1382

fise14..

smeek?c1425

fist1440

fetorc1450

stew1487

moisture1542

putor1565

pouant1602

funk1606

graveolence1623

hogo1654

whiff1668

fogo1794

stythe1823

malodour1825

pen and ink1859

body scent1875

pong1900

niffa1903

hum1906

taint1927

honk1953

bowf1985

stank1996

a1903 in Eng. Dial. Dict. (1903) IV. 267/2 [Sussex] Niff [a smell; a ‘sniff’].

1921 Chambers's Jrnl. Mar. 202/1 They found themselves within an outer circle of bee hive huts, fires that had died to red glimmers, and—a ‘niff’, if I may thus gently put it.

1960 D. Fearon Murder-on-Thames ii. 27 It wouldn't be nice for Rachel if some niff of ancient scandal caught up with her poor papa.

1975 Draconian Christmas 16922/1 The customary Oxford autumn niff, usually readily recognisable, redolent as it is of bonfires and long grass.

2000 Evening Post (Bristol) (Electronic ed.) 5 Jan. There has been a bit of a niff, to tell the truth, around and about the Latimer stately pile this past fortnight.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

niffv.¹

Brit.

/nɪf/, U.S.

/nɪf/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: niff n.¹

Etymology: < niff n.¹

English regional (southern). rare.

intransitive. To quarrel, take offence.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > anger > indignation or resentment > be or become resentful [verb (intransitive)]

to pick (also peck) mooda1225

disdaina1382

endeigna1382

indeign1382

risec1390

to take offencea1393

to take pepper in the nose1520

stomach1557

offenda1578

sdeigna1593

huff1598

to snuff pepper1624

check1635

to bear, owe (a person) a grudge1657

to take check1663

to take (‥) umbrage1683

to ride rusty1709

to flame out, up1753

to take a niff1777

niff1841

spleen1885

to put one's shoulder out1886

to have (or get) the spike1890

derry1896

1841 C. H. Hartshorne Salopia Antiqua 516 Niff, to quarrel.

1875 W. D. Parish Dict. Sussex Dial. 79 Niff, to quarrel; to be offended.

1895 H. Jackson Southward Ho! I. 251 I wunt niff wid won as cud arg wud a pharisee.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

niffv.²

Brit.

/nɪf/, U.S.

/nɪf/

Forms: 1900s– nif, 1900s– niff.

Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps (i) a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Or perhaps (ii) formed within English, by blending. Etymons: sniff v.; whiff n.¹

Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps < sniff v., with unexplained dropping of initial s- , but this does not have the sense ‘to emit an (unpleasant) odour’, or perhaps a blend of some word with initial n- and whiff n.¹ (compare sense 3a at that entry) (in which case niff n.² may have been the earlier formation, despite the available evidence: whiff v.¹ 5b is rare).It is also remarkable that niff, as a verb, is first recorded from a school in Derby, but as a noun, is attributed by Eng. Dial. Dict. to Sussex. This perhaps points to wider, undocumented distribution in regional English.

Chiefly British colloquial.

1. intransitive. To emit an odour or smell, esp. an unpleasant one; to stink.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > smell and odour > fetor > stink [verb (intransitive)]

stinkc725

stenchc950

to-stinka1382

smella1400

savour?1440

stew1563

reek1609

funk1694

pen-and-ink1892

whiff1899

niff1900

hum1902

pong1906

honk1959

1900 J. S. Farmer Public School Word-bk. 139 Niff, verb (Derby), to smell.

1927 W. E. Collinson Contemp. Eng. 23 Things didn't smell, but ponged, niffed or hummed.

1950 A. Baron There's No Home v. 57 This ol' street may niff a bit, but it don't smell as bad as the water out of polluted wells.

1967 K. Giles Death in Diamonds iv. 66 It smelled... ‘Niffs, don't it?’ said one of the youths.

2000 Scotsman (Electronic ed.) 31 May Mel Gibson has been creating a bit of stink... His co-star Helen Hunt is complaining that Mel niffs a bit.

2. transitive. To breathe in the odour or smell of; to smell or sniff out (esp. something unpleasant).

ΚΠ

1930 C. R. Benstead Retreat 124 Like an ol' bull when e' [sic] niffs a bit o' cow.

1952 T. Armstrong Adam Brunskill vii. 249 ‘I know lad,’ she agreed. ‘I've been out afore now to niff t'chimney smoke, an' t'rabbit fur hides everything.’

1990 ‘J. Gash’ Very Last Gambado (1991) xxi. 180 I began to feel edgy, certain now I could niff decaying antique dealer.

2000 Herald (Glasgow) (Electronic ed.) 6 Sept. Down the years my nose has niffed, well just about everything mentionable in a family newspaper.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

n.¹1777

n.²a1903

v.¹1841

v.²1900

单词	niff
释义	niffn.¹ Brit. /nɪf/, U.S. /nɪf/ Forms: 1700s– niff, 1800s nif. Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: miff n. Etymology: Origin uncertain; perhaps a variant of miff n. Compare also tiff n.³ U.S. regional and English regional (south-western). Now rare. A fit of resentment or pique; a huff. Frequently in to take a niff: to take offence. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > anger > indignation or resentment > [noun] wrathc900 disdain1297 indignationc1384 heavinessc1386 gall1390 offencea1393 mislikinga1400 despitec1400 rankling?a1425 jealousyc1475 grudge1477 engaigne1489 grutch1541 outrage1572 dudgeon1573 indignance1590 indignity1596 spleen1596 resentiment1606 dolour1609 resentment1613 endugine1638 stomachosity1656 ressentiment1658 resent1680 umbrage1724 resentfulness1735 niff1777 indignancy1790 saeva indignatio1796 hard feeling1803 grudgement1845 to have a chip on one's shoulder1856 affrontedness1878 spike1890 the mind > emotion > anger > indignation or resentment > be or become resentful [verb (intransitive)] to pick (also peck) mooda1225 disdaina1382 endeigna1382 indeign1382 risec1390 to take offencea1393 to take pepper in the nose1520 stomach1557 offenda1578 sdeigna1593 huff1598 to snuff pepper1624 check1635 to bear, owe (a person) a grudge1657 to take check1663 to take (‥) umbrage1683 to ride rusty1709 to flame out, up1753 to take a niff1777 niff1841 spleen1885 to put one's shoulder out1886 to have (or get) the spike1890 derry1896 1777–8 R. Wight Horæ Subsecivæ (MS Bodl. Eng. lang. d.66) 303 [Devon] To take a Niff—indignari, aliquid aegre ferre, to take snuff at. 1865 R. Hunt Pop. Romances W. Eng. 2nd Ser. 78 The woman took a nif, and for a long time never spoke to our John. 1880 M. A. Courtney W. Cornwall Words in M. A. Courtney & T. Q. Couch Gloss. Words Cornwall 40/1 Niff, a slight quarrel; a tiff. 1888 F. T. Elworthy W. Somerset Word-bk. (at cited word) Let her alone, her've o'ny a-got a bit of a niff, her'll zoon come o' that again. 1914 Dial. Notes 4 77 Niff, a quarrel, grudge, or spite. 1946 Amer. Speech 21 308 To ‘take a niff’ at a person was to conceive a violent dislike for him. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). niffn.² Brit. /nɪf/, U.S. /nɪf/ Origin: Apparently formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: niff v.² Etymology: Apparently < niff v.² (see discussion at that entry). British colloquial. A smell, esp. a disagreeable one. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > smell and odour > fetor > [noun] > fetid smells stenchc893 reekeOE weffea1300 stink1382 fise14.. smeek?c1425 fist1440 fetorc1450 stew1487 moisture1542 putor1565 pouant1602 funk1606 graveolence1623 hogo1654 whiff1668 fogo1794 stythe1823 malodour1825 pen and ink1859 body scent1875 pong1900 niffa1903 hum1906 taint1927 honk1953 bowf1985 stank1996 a1903 in Eng. Dial. Dict. (1903) IV. 267/2 [Sussex] Niff [a smell; a ‘sniff’]. 1921 Chambers's Jrnl. Mar. 202/1 They found themselves within an outer circle of bee hive huts, fires that had died to red glimmers, and—a ‘niff’, if I may thus gently put it. 1960 D. Fearon Murder-on-Thames ii. 27 It wouldn't be nice for Rachel if some niff of ancient scandal caught up with her poor papa. 1975 Draconian Christmas 16922/1 The customary Oxford autumn niff, usually readily recognisable, redolent as it is of bonfires and long grass. 2000 Evening Post (Bristol) (Electronic ed.) 5 Jan. There has been a bit of a niff, to tell the truth, around and about the Latimer stately pile this past fortnight. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). niffv.¹ Brit. /nɪf/, U.S. /nɪf/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: niff n.¹ Etymology: < niff n.¹ English regional (southern). rare. intransitive. To quarrel, take offence. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > anger > indignation or resentment > be or become resentful [verb (intransitive)] to pick (also peck) mooda1225 disdaina1382 endeigna1382 indeign1382 risec1390 to take offencea1393 to take pepper in the nose1520 stomach1557 offenda1578 sdeigna1593 huff1598 to snuff pepper1624 check1635 to bear, owe (a person) a grudge1657 to take check1663 to take (‥) umbrage1683 to ride rusty1709 to flame out, up1753 to take a niff1777 niff1841 spleen1885 to put one's shoulder out1886 to have (or get) the spike1890 derry1896 1841 C. H. Hartshorne Salopia Antiqua 516 Niff, to quarrel. 1875 W. D. Parish Dict. Sussex Dial. 79 Niff, to quarrel; to be offended. 1895 H. Jackson Southward Ho! I. 251 I wunt niff wid won as cud arg wud a pharisee. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). niffv.² Brit. /nɪf/, U.S. /nɪf/ Forms: 1900s– nif, 1900s– niff. Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps (i) a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Or perhaps (ii) formed within English, by blending. Etymons: sniff v.; whiff n.¹ Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps < sniff v., with unexplained dropping of initial s- , but this does not have the sense ‘to emit an (unpleasant) odour’, or perhaps a blend of some word with initial n- and whiff n.¹ (compare sense 3a at that entry) (in which case niff n.² may have been the earlier formation, despite the available evidence: whiff v.¹ 5b is rare).It is also remarkable that niff, as a verb, is first recorded from a school in Derby, but as a noun, is attributed by Eng. Dial. Dict. to Sussex. This perhaps points to wider, undocumented distribution in regional English. Chiefly British colloquial. 1. intransitive. To emit an odour or smell, esp. an unpleasant one; to stink. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > smell and odour > fetor > stink [verb (intransitive)] stinkc725 stenchc950 to-stinka1382 smella1400 savour?1440 stew1563 reek1609 funk1694 pen-and-ink1892 whiff1899 niff1900 hum1902 pong1906 honk1959 1900 J. S. Farmer Public School Word-bk. 139 Niff, verb (Derby), to smell. 1927 W. E. Collinson Contemp. Eng. 23 Things didn't smell, but ponged, niffed or hummed. 1950 A. Baron There's No Home v. 57 This ol' street may niff a bit, but it don't smell as bad as the water out of polluted wells. 1967 K. Giles Death in Diamonds iv. 66 It smelled... ‘Niffs, don't it?’ said one of the youths. 2000 Scotsman (Electronic ed.) 31 May Mel Gibson has been creating a bit of stink... His co-star Helen Hunt is complaining that Mel niffs a bit. 2. transitive. To breathe in the odour or smell of; to smell or sniff out (esp. something unpleasant). ΚΠ 1930 C. R. Benstead Retreat 124 Like an ol' bull when e' [sic] niffs a bit o' cow. 1952 T. Armstrong Adam Brunskill vii. 249 ‘I know lad,’ she agreed. ‘I've been out afore now to niff t'chimney smoke, an' t'rabbit fur hides everything.’ 1990 ‘J. Gash’ Very Last Gambado (1991) xxi. 180 I began to feel edgy, certain now I could niff decaying antique dealer. 2000 Herald (Glasgow) (Electronic ed.) 6 Sept. Down the years my nose has niffed, well just about everything mentionable in a family newspaper. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1777n.²a1903v.¹1841v.²1900
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