The flashcard defines "quiff" as a tuft of hair brushed up from the forehead, or colloquially, a promiscuous woman. It also provides etymological and dated usage information for both meanings.
El flashcard define "quiff" como un mechón de pelo levantado sobre la frente o, de forma coloquial, una mujer promiscua. También proporciona información sobre el origen y la fecha de documentación de ambos significados.
| Back | quiff /kuif/ |
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| 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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