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noun
A puff or whiff, especially of tobacco smoke.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: British, dialectal
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noun
A trick or ploy; a stratagem.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: regional, slang
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noun
A hairstyle whereby the forelock is brushed and/or gelled upward, often associated with the styles of the 1950s.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK
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noun
A young girl, especially as promiscuous; a prostitute.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: slang
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noun
The vulva or vagina.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: slang
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verb
To arrange (the hair) in such a manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK
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noun
a prominent forelock (especially one brushed upward from the forehead)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: forelock
History
Variant form of whiff.
Unknown.
Uncertain; perhaps a variant of coif.
Probably variant of coif (“vulva”).
Across languages
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
