biff

== English == === Etymology === Onomatopoeic. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɪf/ Rhymes: -ɪf === Noun === biff (plural biffs) (informal) A sudden, sharp blow or punch. (informal, sports) A wipeout. ==== Derived terms ==== === Verb === biff (third-person singular simple present biffs, present participle biffing, simple past and past participle biffed) (informal, transitive) To punch or hit. (Atlantic Canada, New Zealand, slang, transitive) To discard; to throw out; to throw away. (informal, sports) To wipe out; to faceplant; to fall. (informal) To mess up. (intransitive) To move quickly. === Interjection === biff The sound of a person being punched or hit. == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bif/ === Noun === biff m (uncountable) alternative form of bif == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Old French boef, via English beef. === Noun === biff m (definite singular biffen, indefinite plural biffer, definite plural biffene) a steak (slice of beef) === References === “biff” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From Old French boef, via English beef. === Noun === biff m (definite singular biffen, indefinite plural biffar, definite plural biffane) a steak (slice of beef) === References === “biff” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Swedish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English beef. First attested in 1822. === Noun === biff c a steak, a beefsteak [since 1822] (by extension) a patty steak, beefsteak (as a dish) (colloquial) someone very large and muscular; a beefy guy, a beefcake, a hunk, etc. ==== Usage notes ==== False friend of English beef. See nötkött. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== biffig (“beefy, brawny”) lövbiff (“minute steak, cube steak”) saken är biff (“the matter is settled”) ==== See also ==== bulle stek (“roast”) === References === biff in Svensk ordbok (SO) biff in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL) Slangopedia