Definitions
a quarrel about petty points
Word origin
The origin of the noun is unknown; it is possibly originally dialectal and may be onomatopoeic, representing the sound of a small puff of air or gas. The verb is derived from the noun.
Used in a sentence
“My Lord and I have had another little—Tiff, ſhall I call it? It came not up to a quarrel. Married people vvould have enough to do, if they vvere to trouble their friends every time they miſunderſtood one another.”
“There's Tom, now, since this tiff with Mrs. Cat, the scoundrel plays the Grand Turk here!”
“[T]he blithe young couple were a pleasant sight to see, as they twirled merrily round and round, feeling more friendly than ever after their small tiff.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Minor quarrel”4 letters
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