Definitions for biff
bɪfbiff

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. punch, clout, poke, lick, biff, slugverb

   (boxing) a blow with the fist

   "I gave him a clout on his nose"

2. pummel, pommel, biffverb

   strike, usually with the fist

   "The pedestrians pummeled the demonstrators"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. biffnoun

   A sudden, sharp blow or punch.

2. biffnoun

   A wipeout.

3. biffverb

   To strike such a blow.

4. biffverb

   (NZ slang) To discard; to throw out; to throw away.

5. biffverb

   To wipeout; to faceplant; to fall.

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1. biff

   "Biff" is a term with different potential meanings based on context. In British slang, it's often used as a verb meaning to hit or strike. In the world of computing, a ".biff" file is a type of spreadsheet file format associated with Microsoft Excel. In the North of England, "biff" or "biffy" is also a colloquial term for a punch or a fight. In American English, it could also refer to clumsy fall or a mistake. Therefore, the general definition for 'biff' largely depends on its usage in context.

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1. biff

   biff is a mail notification system for UNIX.

The New Hacker's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. biff

   [now rare] To notify someone of incoming mail. From the BSD utility biff(1), which was in turn named after a friendly dog who used to chase frisbees in the halls at UCB while 4.2BSD was in development. There was a legend that it had a habit of barking whenever the mailman came, but the author of biff says this is not true. No relation to B1FF.

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1. biff

   Song lyrics by biff -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by biff on the Lyrics.com website.

2. BIFF

   What does BIFF stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the BIFF acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

How to pronounce biff?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say biff in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of biff in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of biff in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of biff in a Sentence

1. Back to the Future:

   Biff Tannen So why don't you make like a tree and get outta here

2. Mohagher Iqbal:

   One of the BIFF leaders has already reached out.

3. Restituto Padilla:

   We received reports these five foreign militants, belonging to al Qaeda, have been teaching the rebels on the latest bomb-making techniques, they are with the BIFF.

4. Bob Gale:

   We thought about it when we made the movie! Are you kidding? you watch Part II again and there's a scene where Marty confronts Biff in his office and there's a huge portrait of Biff on the wall behind Biff, and there's one moment where Biff kind of stands up and he takes exactly the same pose as the portrait? Yeah.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=biff
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Biff
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=biff
5. ^ The New Hacker's Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/3008/3008-h/3008-h.htm#Biff