Meaning

2 senses
  1. (Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, UK, informal)A bad smell.

    Whew, there's a bit of a niff in here. Is that your socks?

    an unpleasant smell

  2. (Cornwall)A sulk or sullen mood.

Forms

plural: niffs
Singularniff
Pluralniffs

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • an unpleasant smell:pong

Word family

1 related words
Relatedniffy

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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