/ tɪf; NAmE / noun
a slight argument between close friends or lovers :
to have a tiff with sb
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WORD ORIGIN
early 18th cent. (denoting a slight outburst of temper): probably of dialect origin.
/ tɪf; NAmE / noun
a slight argument between close friends or lovers :
to have a tiff with sb
••
WORD ORIGIN
early 18th cent. (denoting a slight outburst of temper): probably of dialect origin.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005