biff
nounverbinterjectionattested in dialogue
- //bɪf//
A sudden, sharp blow or punch.
noun
- 1
informalA sudden, sharp blow or punch.
"Hit him a biff," said the Big Man.
- 2
informalA wipeout.
Etymology
Onomatopoeic.
verb
- 1
informalTo punch or hit.
‘But ’twas Fitzgerald who was goin’ to biff Malone, man, can’t you understand?’ old Tom interrupted.
- 2
slangTo discard; to throw out; to throw away.
- 3
informalTo wipe out; to faceplant; to fall.
- 4
informalTo mess up.
- 5
To move quickly.
interjection
- 1
The sound of a person being punched or hit.
Whap, Biff, Ooooof, Sock, Pow, Zok! Batman is back. Gotham City is again leaving its law and order in the hands of a man who wears plastic underpants over his tights.
Forms
- plural
- biffs
- past tense
- biffed
- past participle
- biffed
- present participle
- biffing
- third person singular
- biffs