英语词汇“tiffy”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	tiffy
释义	▪ I. tiffy, n. Naut. slang.\|ˈtɪfɪ\| [Contraction of artificer.] An engine-room artificer. 1899F. T. Bullen Way Navy 34 My life-long admiration for the blue-jacket proper will be shared by his brothers in arms, the stoker and engine-room artificer (‘tiffy’ as we call him).1904Kipling Traffics & Discov. 57 Those dirty engine⁓room objects which we call ‘tiffies’. ▪ II. tiffy, a.\|ˈtɪfɪ\| [f. tiff n.³ + -y.] Given to tiffs; in a tiff; pettish, ill-humoured; faddy. 1810Splendid Follies II. 126 The old lady felt quite tiffy, and mumbled her roll in silence.1883Bread-Winners (1884) 27 She's too tiffy for poor folks like us.
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