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biffo

/ ˈbɪfəʊ /

noun

  1. fighting or aggressive behaviour

    he enjoys a bit of biffo now and then

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


adjective

  1. aggressive; pugnacious

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Mr Sutherland, who joined the Beano after entering a DC Thomson art competition, also drew Biffo the Bear and Dennis the Menace during his long career.

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They showed the nuclear survival film series Protect and Survive at gigs, while scene character Biffo the Gasmask would “dress up as a housemaid in a gas mask, vacuuming the stage”.

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For where does a bit of biffo on the footy ground end after a Saturday night session in the rooms?

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The brawl has attracted enormous media interest in Australia, with tabloids devoting pages of coverage to what one is calling the "Bondi biffo".

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So is a moving recording of artist David Sutherland, remembering how he had to take over Biffo the Bear in mid-strip after the original creator died.

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