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Tiff has 8 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a quarrel about petty points

"We had a brief tiff over whose turn it was to load the dishwasher, but we quickly made up."

2

A small argument; a petty quarrel.

"The graphic designer saved her high-resolution artwork as a TIFF file to preserve its quality during printing."

3

An image stored in the TIFF format.

In plain English: A tiff is a small, petty argument between people that usually ends quickly without serious consequences.

"They had a brief tiff over who should take out the trash, but they made up quickly."

Verb
1

To quarrel.

"He invited his friend over to tiff at a small bistro near the park."

2

To deck out; to dress.

3

To have lunch.

Proper Noun
1

Initialism of tagged image file format.

"The bride named her daughter Tiff, a charming shortening of Tiffany."

2

A diminutive of the female given name Tiffany.

Example Sentences
"They had a brief tiff over who should take out the trash, but they made up quickly." noun
"We forgot our argument was just a silly tiff and laughed about it later." noun
"The couple had a brief tiff over who would take out the trash." noun
"He didn't want to let the small tiff ruin his vacation mood." noun
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Broader Terms (hypernyms)

Origin

The origin of the noun is unknown; it is possibly originally dialectal and may be onomatopoeic, representing the sound of a small puff of air or gas. The verb is derived from the noun.

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