Meaning of Miff | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A small argument; a quarrel.
2. A state of being offended.

Equivalents

Examples

“nay, she would throw it in the teeth of Allworthy himself, when a little quarrel, or miff, as it is vulgarly called, arose between them.”

“Well, to cut a long story short, by-long and by-late, John Wildway and I had a miff and parted; and lo and behold, the coming man came!”

“She's taken a miff at something, I suppose, and means to cut my acquaintance.”

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