| Back | quiff /kuif/ |
|---|---|
| Front | noun 1. A tuft of hair brushed up above the forehead. 2. A woman considered as promiscuous. [For 1: Origin uncertain, perhaps from coif. Earliest documented use: 1890. For 2: Origin unknown. Earliest documented use: 1923.] "Posters of the intrepid boy reporter with the quiff and funny pants plastered the city." - Claire Rosemberg; Spielberg 'Brings Tintin Home' Hollywood-Style; Agence France Presse (Paris); Oct 22, 2011. "A certain party got the quiff pregnant." - William Deverell; The Dance of Shiva; ECW Press; 2004. |
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