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  • noun Plural form of quiff.

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Examples

  • A barber's shop features the 12 haircuts of Christmas, including "three rat's tails, two Jedward quiffs and a mullet from 1983".

    Christmas through the looking glass 2011

  • 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

  • The guys in sharp suits, plastic quiffs and stuck on sideburns.

    Brian Ruckley · Alt.Fiction 2008: Getting There, Being There, Getting Back 2008

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Likewise from long Rapunzel braids to retro quiffs, curls or slick middle parts -- this fall's hair trends couldn't be more varied.

    Boston.com Top Stories 2011

  • 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

  • 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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