biff
pronunciation
How to pronounce biff in British English:
UK [bɪf]
How to pronounce biff in American English:
US [bɪf]
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- Noun:
- (boxing) a blow with the fist
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- Verb:
- strike, usually with the fist
Word Origin
- biff (v.)
- "to hit," 1877, imitative (as a sound effect, from 1847). Related: Biffed; biffing. As a noun, attested from 1881.
Example
- 1. The problem is , because of one negative aspect that may be out of biff 's control , I assume that he is a bad worker .
- 2. There are many possible reasons why biff was late , perhaps his car broke down , his babysitter did not show up , or there has been bad weather .
- 3. I kept thinking of how jerry would on occasion tease george by calling him " biff , " a reference to the son of the failed salesman willy loman .
- 4. For example : my employee , biff , has been late to work the past three days ; I notice this and conclude that biff is lazy and does not care about his job .
- 5. It was made on the same principle as lazy tongs . You held it between your knees , and when you squeezed it a little mallet shot up ( it was really a cotton reel stuck on the end of a pencil ) and it hit the underneath of the table a proper biff .