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Miff vs Jiff - What's the difference?

miff | jiff |

As nouns the difference between miff and jiff

is that miff is a small argument, quarrel while jiff is (informal) a jiffy; a moment; a short time.

As verbs the difference between miff and jiff

is that miff is (usually used in the passive) to offend slightly while jiff is (slang) to deceive, swindle, trick.

miff

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A small argument, quarrel.
  • * 1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling
    • nay, she would throw it in the teeth of Allworthy himself, when a little quarrel, or miff , as it is vulgarly called, arose between them.
  • * 1872, Thomas Hardy, Under the Greenwood Tree
    • John Wildway and I had a miff and parted;...
  • A state of being offended.
  • * 1851, T. S. Arthur, Off-Hand Sketches
    • She's taken a miff at something, I suppose, and means to cut my acquaintance.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (usually used in the passive) to offend slightly
  • *
  • * 1824, Sir Walter Scott, Redgauntlet
    • ... answered my Thetis, a little miffed perhaps -- to use the women's phrase -- that I turned the conversation upon my former partner, rather than addressed it to herself.
  • * 1911, James Oliver Curwood, Philip Steele of the Royal Northwest Mounted Police
    • "Don't get miffed about it, man," returned Nome with an irritating laugh.
  • to become slightly offended
  • * 1905, George Barr McCutcheon, Jane Cable
    • She miffed and started to reply, but thought better of it.

    jiff

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (informal) A jiffy; a moment; a short time.
  • * 2009 , David Jerome, Roastbeef's Promise (page 42)
    • A lady's voice answered, “Be out in a jiff .”

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (slang) to deceive, swindle, trick