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tifftiff /tɪf/ noun [countable]  tiffOrigin: 1700-1800 Perhaps from the sound of air escaping under pressure - He had a tiff with his wife.
- It was just a silly lovers' tiff -- we couldn't even remember why it had started.
- Whenever she and Bernard had a tiff, Ari would go for a long drive to think about things.
- A phone tiff between him and Fergie was recorded by an eavesdropper, it was reported last night.
- And yet, for all that, it could just be a tiff.
- He tried to make it seem like nothing more than some kind of lovers' tiff.
- She gets into tiffs with everyone.
- The more sceptical see Vercruysse's defection simply as a private tiff between the artist and Hoet.
- This wasn't just another tiff we were having.
- What worried me is that she and Rosie had that tiff and then she took off after me.
an argument that is not very serious► squabble an argument about something that is not important: · There were the usual squabbles between brothers and sisters.· Voters are tired of petty squabbles between party leaders. ► tiff informal an argument that is not very serious, between people who are in love: · Gary had a bit of a tiff with his girlfriend. ► misunderstanding a slight argument – a rather formal word which is often used humorously: · There was a slight misunderstanding over the bill, but everything’s been sorted out now. ► skirmish a short argument, especially between politicians or sports opponents: · Evans and O'Brien had several political skirmishes. an argument about something unimportant► squabble a noisy argument about something that is not important, especially between children: · Uncle Matt bought them a computer game to share, which led to endless squabbles.squabble about/over: · The kids are having their usual squabble over which TV show they're going to watch. ► tiff a short argument about something unimportant, especially between two people who are in love: have a tiff (with somebody): · Whenever she and Bernard had a tiff, Ari would go for a long drive to think about things.lover's tiff: · It was just a silly lovers' tiff -- we couldn't even remember why it had started. ► spat a short angry argument, usually about something unimportant: · The girls were having a spat in the back of the car over who got to use the armrest.· It was just a little spat over who did the dishes last. ► had ... tiff Dave’s had a tiff with his girlfriend. a slight argument between friends or people who are in lovetiff with Dave’s had a tiff with his girlfriend.► see thesaurus at argument |