NIFF-NAFFalso NHIFF-NHAFF, NIFF-NAF, NIF-NAF, NIFFY-NAFF, NIF-NIFF DEFINITIONS NOUN 1. a small person; one who has not attained full strength ...1822 Scot. 2. a trifling or unimportant thing or matter; something of little value; a knick-knack, a trifle, a bauble; anything very small ...1838 Scot. & N. Eng. dial. 3. fussiness of disposition; a silly peculiarity of temper ...B1900 Scot. 4. dust under a bed ...1950 Amer. dial. VERB vb. to trifle; to toy; to take finicking trouble; to talk or act foolishly or aimlessly ...1728 Scot. & N. Eng. dial. of obscure formation 1724 - The Tea-Table Miscellany, or a Collection of Scots songs, Edited by Allan Ramsay; see Example below From: The Tea-Table Miscellany
By Allan Ramsay Printed by Mr. Thomas Ruddiman for Allan Ramsay, 1724 There's My Thumb I'll Ne'er Beguile Thee P. 140
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