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- noun Plural form of
quiff .
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Examples
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A barber's shop features the 12 haircuts of Christmas, including "three rat's tails, two Jedward quiffs and a mullet from 1983".
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It takes waters from the South Pole one thousand six-hundred years to reach the North, he quiffs fingering the wheel with clenched breath, waltzing in step with seesaw seesaw.
Unfathomable Mammals Marc Vincenz 2011
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The guys in sharp suits, plastic quiffs and stuck on sideburns.
Brian Ruckley · Alt.Fiction 2008: Getting There, Being There, Getting Back 2008
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So I suggested that we accept the award; then, at the ceremony, knock her out with some zombie quiffs.
PAUL IS UNDEAD ALAN GOLDSHER 2010
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It's not all good news for fans of the short back and sides, however: 1980s-style floppy fringes are acceptable, as are quiffs.
Iran bans the mullet 2010
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They can kick against everything that typified the previous Bond - safari suits and smug quips, dull and dour, invisible cars and quiffs, etc.
Are all second films of 007 actors flawed? DAVID BISHOP 2008
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When Woyzeck's love rival makes his entrance upside down from the ceiling to a deafening Ellis riff before serenading the audience with a chorus of teddy boys with two-foot quiffs it sets the tone for the piece.
Woyzeck 2005
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Likewise from long Rapunzel braids to retro quiffs, curls or slick middle parts -- this fall's hair trends couldn't be more varied.
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There were three dyed brown, sausage shaped upturned quiffs large enough to house a family of four sitting proudly atop his shiny red face.
The Guardian World News Andrew Sparrow 2011
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The 'Tomboys' had their hair styled in "Rockabilly" quiffs and wore tailored trouser suits, Trilby's, and winkle-picker style, pointy-toe lace-ups.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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