piffing
/ˈpɪfɪŋ/Services' slang. Now historical
noun
Especially in the navy: the action of firing sub-calibre projectiles.
Origin
1920s; earliest use found in The Daily Telegraph. From piff, of imitative origin, representing the sound produced by this sort of firing + -ing.
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