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sif

British

/ siːf /

adjective

slang disgusting; sickening; nasty

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Etymology

Origin of sif

C20: from syphilitic

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sif

"Yassah, I mak' up my min' dat dey's have ter burn de woods an' sif de ashes for' dey ebber see me ergin."

From The Man in Gray by Dixon, Thomas

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