English > niff: 1 sense > noun 1, cognition| Meaning | An unpleasant smell. |
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| Synonym | pong |
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| Region | United Kingdom, UK, U.K., Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Great Britain | A monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles |
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| Broader | malodor, malodour, stench, stink, reek, fetor, foetor, mephitis | A distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant |
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| Usage of | slang, cant, jargon, lingo, argot, patois, vernacular | A characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves) |
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| Spanish | hediondez, hedor, peste, pong, tufillo, tufo |
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| Catalan | bravada, fetor, tuf |
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| Adjectives | niffy | (British informal) malodorous |
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