Associations to the word «Tiff»

Wiktionary

TIFF, noun. A small argument; a petty quarrel.
TIFF, noun. Liquor; especially, a small draught of liquor.
TIFF, verb. (intransitive) To quarrel.
TIFF, verb. (obsolete) (transitive) To deck out; to dress.
TIFF, acronym. Tagged image file format
TIFF, proper noun. A nickname for Tiffany

Dictionary definition

TIFF, noun. A quarrel about petty points.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats