biff

English

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɪf

Noun

biff (plural biffs)

  1. (informal) A sudden, sharp blow or punch.
  2. (informal, sports) A wipeout.

Verb

biff (third-person singular simple present biffs, present participle biffing, simple past and past participle biffed)

  1. (informal, transitive) To punch or hit.
  2. (New Zealand, slang, transitive) To discard; to throw out; to throw away.
  3. (informal, sports) To wipe out; to faceplant; to fall.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old French boef, via English beef

Noun

biff m (definite singular biffen, indefinite plural biffer, definite plural biffene)

  1. a steak (slice of beef)

References


Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old French boef, via English beef

Noun

biff m (definite singular biffen, indefinite plural biffar, definite plural biffane)

  1. a steak (slice of beef)

References

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