Sniff vs Spiff - What's the difference?
sniff | spiff |
An instance of sniffing.
A quantity of something that is inhaled through the nose
A brief perception
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(ambitransitive) To make a short, audible inhalation, through the nose, as if to smell something.
To say something while sniffing, for example in case of illness or unhappiness, or in contempt.
To perceive vaguely
To be dismissive or contemptuous of something.
(computing) To intercept and analyse packets of data being transmitted over a network.
(slang, UK) To inhale drugs in powder form (usually cocaine) through the nose.
(uncountable) Attractiveness or charm in dress, appearance, or manner
:Without a diploma, he relies on spiff alone to climb the corporate ladder.
(countable, dated) A well-dressed man
(countable, sales jargon) A bonus or other remuneration, given for reaching a sales goal or promoting the goods of a particular manufacturer. Originally from textile retailing, a percentage given for selling off surplus or out-of-fashion stock, of which the sales person could offer part as a discount to a customer.
(countable, colloquial, Jamaica) a hand-rolled marijuana cigarette; a joint
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(usually with up ) to make spiffy (attractive, polished, or up-to-date)
:Our productivity would surely increase if we'd just spiff up this office a bit.
to reward (a salesperson) with a spiff.
to throw.
:I spiffed the turf over the edge and it went straight through the window and hit the officer.
As nouns the difference between sniff and spiff
is that sniff is an instance of sniffing while spiff is (uncountable) attractiveness or charm in dress, appearance, or manner.As verbs the difference between sniff and spiff
is that sniff is (ambitransitive) to make a short, audible inhalation, through the nose, as if to smell something while spiff is (usually with up ) to make spiffy (attractive, polished, or up-to-date).sniff
English
Noun
(en noun)- She gave the flowers a quick sniff to check they were real.
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Verb
(en verb)- The dog sniffed around the park, searching for a nice scent.
- I sniffed the meat to see if it hadn't gone off.
- "He's never coming back, is he?" she sniffed while looking at a picture of him.
- I can sniff trouble coming from the basement.
Derived terms
* sniff testspiff
English
Noun
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- She rolled a spiff for us as she spoke, sifting the ganja between her fingers...
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- ...someone else built a spiff which he lit and gave to me...