stiff
An average person, usually male, of no particular distinction, skill, or educationAn average person, usually male, of no particular distinction, skill, or education.
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» Tom kept a stiff upper lip.
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44 sentencesTom kept a stiff upper lip.
I'm a little stiff.
I felt a little stiff.
deIch fühlte mich etwas steif. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Meaning
9 senses(countable, uncountable)Any hard hand where it is possible to exceed 21 by drawing an additional card.
(Canada, US, countable, slang, uncountable)An average person, usually male, of no particular distinction, skill, or education.
working stiff
(countable, slang, uncountable)A person who is deceived, as a mark or pigeon in a swindle.
She convinced the stiff to go to her hotel room, where her henchman was waiting to rob him.
лохlox
More meanings 6
(countable, slang, uncountable)A cadaver; a dead person.
Steifer
трупtrup, жму́рикžmúrik
the dead body of a human being
(countable, slang, uncountable)A flop; a commercial failure.
(US, countable, slang, uncountable)A person who leaves (especially a restaurant) without paying the bill.
Zechpreller
(US, broadly, countable, slang, uncountable)A customer who does not leave a tip.
(countable, slang, uncountable)Negotiable instruments, possibly forged.
(countable, slang, uncountable)A note or letter surreptitiously sent by an inmate.
Origin
From Middle English stiff, stiffe, stif, from Old English stīf, from Proto-West Germanic *From Middle English stiff, stiffe, stif, from Old English stīf, from Proto-West Germanic *stīf, from Proto-Germanic *stīfaz, from Proto-Indo-European *steypós.
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Forms
plural: stiffsSynonyms
23 synonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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