Melee vs Tiff - What's the difference?
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Hand-to-hand combat; .
A naval or armor battle at an abnormally close range, extending even to disorganized crowds of people or traffic jams, using no ammunition.
A noisy or heated fight, argument or scrap
* {{quote-news
, year=2012
, date=April 15
, author=Phil McNulty
, title=Tottenham 1-5 Chelsea
, work=BBC
(video games, slang) to physically hit, as opposed to shooting or blowing up.
A small argument; a petty quarrel.
* 1840 , William Makepeace Thackeray, Catherine: A Story
Liquor; especially, a small draught of liquor.
* Sir Walter Scott
Melee is a related term of tiff.
As a noun melee
is .As a proper noun tiff is
a nickname for tiffany.melee
English
Alternative forms
* *Noun
(en noun)citation, page= , passage=The ball did not appear to cross the line, a view supported by television replays as Blues captain John Terry also joined the melee , but referee Atkinson awarded the goal - to the obvious anger of Spurs and their management team.}}
Verb
(d)tiff
English
Etymology 1
Originally, a sniff, sniffing; compare Icelandic word for a smell.Noun
(en noun)- There’s Tom, now, since this tiff with Mrs. Cat, the scoundrel plays the Grand Turk here!
- sipping his tiff of brandy punch.
