NIFF

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does niff mean? 

• NIFF (noun)
  The noun NIFF has 1 sense:

1. an unpleasant smell

  Familiarity information: NIFF used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NIFF (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An unpleasant smell

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

niff; pong

Hypernyms ("niff" is a kind of...):

fetor; foetor; malodor; malodour; mephitis; reek; stench; stink (a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant)

Domain region:

Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)

Domain usage:

argot; cant; jargon; lingo; patois; slang; vernacular (a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves))

Derivation:

niffy ((British informal) malodorous)