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niff

British  
/ nɪf /

noun

  1. a bad smell

"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

verb

  1. to smell badly; stink

"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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Etymology

Origin of niff

C20: perhaps from sniff


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Mr. Mackie sang, "'It must have been unhealthy, I suppose, For the old Tom Cat fell dead upon the mat When the niff got up his nose!'"

From The Story of Louie by Oliver [pseud.] Onions

Any wha'," sleepily, "any, phew, wot a bloomin' niff.

From Norman Ten Hundred A Record of the 1st (Service) Bn. Royal Guernsey Light Infantry by A. Stanley Blicq

Well, he can make it hot for any one he takes a niff at.”

From King Spruce, A Novel by Holman Day

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