tiff

tiff
/tif/, n.
1. a slight or petty quarrel.
2. a slight fit of annoyance, bad mood, or the like.
v.i.
3. to have a petty quarrel.
4. to be in a tiff.
[1720-30; orig. uncert.]
Syn. 1. spat, scrap, misunderstanding, difference.

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