/ bɪf; NAmE / verb
[ vn ] ( old-fashioned , informal ) to hit sb hard with your fist :
He biffed me on the nose.
► biff noun
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 19th cent. (originally US): symbolic of a short sharp movement.
/ bɪf; NAmE / verb
[ vn ] ( old-fashioned , informal ) to hit sb hard with your fist :
He biffed me on the nose.
► biff noun
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 19th cent. (originally US): symbolic of a short sharp movement.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005