miff

miff
1. noun /mɪf/
a) A small argument, quarrel.

nay, she would throw it in the teeth of Allworthy himself, when a little quarrel, or miff, as it is vulgarly called, arose between them.

b) A state of being offended.

John Wildway and I had a miff and parted;...

2. verb /mɪf/
a) to offend slightly

... answered my Thetis, a little miffed perhaps to use the womens phrase that I turned the conversation upon my former partner, rather than addressed it to herself.

b) to become slightly offended

"Dont get miffed about it, man," returned Nome with an irritating laugh.


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