Biff
noun
A hard punch or hit.
He gave him a biff on the nose.
Often appears as...
- give a biff
- receive a biff
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Informal
verb
To hit or punch someone.
He biffed him right in the face.
Often appears as...
- biff someone
- biff in the face
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Informal
noun
A sound effect representing a punch or hit.
The comic book showed the hero punching the villain with a 'Biff!'
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Informal
noun
In software, a binary interchange file format.
The data was stored in a BIFF format.
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Technical
noun
A clumsy or stupid man.
Look at that biff over there.
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
noun
A hard punch or hit.
He gave him a biff on the nose.
Often appears as...
- give a biff
- receive a biff
Usage tips
Informal
verb
To hit or punch someone.
He biffed him right in the face.
Often appears as...
- biff someone
- biff in the face
Usage tips
Informal
noun
A sound effect representing a punch or hit.
The comic book showed the hero punching the villain with a 'Biff!'
Usage tips
Informal
noun
In software, a binary interchange file format.
The data was stored in a BIFF format.
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A clumsy or stupid man.
Look at that biff over there.
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/2Violent Connotation
Implies a forceful punch, often used in casual or playful contexts, not formal.
The two friends laughed after a playful biff.
Pro Tip 2/2Illustrative Action
Visualizes the action, useful for storytelling or describing scenes.
The boxer delivered a swift biff to his opponent.
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Steven Pinker: What our...
and you can't just parrot back the sentences that you've heard. You've got to extract generalizations so you can produce and understand new sentences. This would be an example of how to do that. Unfortunately, there appear to be idiosyncratic exceptions. You can say, "Biff drove the car to Chicago,"
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Steven Pinker: What our...
and you can't just parrot back the sentences that you've heard. You've got to extract generalizations so you can produce and understand new sentences. This would be an example of how to do that. Unfortunately, there appear to be idiosyncratic exceptions. You can say, "Biff drove the car to Chicago,"
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Quote examples
Rick Atkinson
American Author
Global war is a clash of systems, not just battalions biffing one another in some godforsaken forest.
Quote examples
Rick Atkinson
American Author
Global war is a clash of systems, not just battalions biffing one another in some godforsaken forest.
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