dif

¹ American  

[dif] / dɪf /

noun

Informal.

1. difference.

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

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dif- ² American  

1. variant of dis- before f: differ.

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dif. ³ American  

abbreviation

1. difference.

2. different.

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Etymology

Origin of dif

First recorded in 1910–15; by shortening

Example Sentences

To me, 'I don't like her portrayal' sounds v dif to 'I can't stand her'.

From The Guardian • Jun. 14, 2012

They buried it in two dif erent forms and in three different ways.

From Time Magazine Archive

And once he is inference?" the Guy lodge, who Chirico, a knows lodge the dif owner at Hunter Mountain, N.Y., observes: "You know what made the industry?

From Time Magazine Archive

Node:diff, Next:digit, Previous:die horribly, Up:= D = diff /dif/ n.

From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Steele, Guy L.

In case of a compound gas, half the molecular weight must be taken for the vapor density; e.g. dif.

From An Introduction to Chemical Science by Williams, Rufus Phillips