dif

[ dif ]

/ dɪf /

difference: What's the dif where you buy it, as long as you get it?

Words nearby dif

First recorded in 1910–15; by shortening

dif.

dif-

variant of dis-¹ before f: differ.

She got a woman to nurse me what had a young baby, so I didn' know no dif'ence.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves|Work Projects Administration
"He's dif'rent from the rest on us—that's sartin—but he's a good un, got a mighty sight o'pluck," said the whole crew.
The Life and Public Services of James A. Garfield|Emma Elizabeth Brown
Diphthong, dif′thong, or dip′thong, n. two vowel-sounds pronounced as one syllable.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various
So much for the woman suffragist's protest that she can conceive of no reason for a dif- ferential rate of pay for man.
The Unexpurgated Case Against Women Suffrage|Almroth E. Wright

I says, "Either way—don't make no dif'unce, jes' so I git off de fence, for hit's pow'ful oncom'fable up yer."
The Wit and Humor of America, Volume I. (of X.)|Various