n.
Function: transitive verb
Date: 1950
1 a : to refuse to pay or tip < stiff ed the waiter> b : CHEAT < stiff ed him in a business deal> c : STICK 7A < stiff ed us with the bar bill>
2 : SNUB 3 < stiff ed sportswriters after the game>
intransitive verb : to fail commercially <the movie stiff ed at the box office>