dif

[ dif ]

/ dɪf /

noun Informal.

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

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Origin of dif

First recorded in 1910–15; by shortening

Words nearby dif

Dietrich, Dietrich von Bern, Dieu et mon droit, Dieu vous garde, die with one's boots on, dif, diff, diffeomorphism, differ, difference, difference threshold

Definition for dif (2 of 3)

dif-

variant of dis-¹ before f: differ.

Definition for dif (3 of 3)

dif.

difference.

different.

Example sentences from the Web for dif

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

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