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Stiffs

noun
Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

1.nounAn average person, usually male, of no particular distinction, skill, or education, often a working stiff or lucky stiff.
"A Working Stiff's Manifesto: A Memoir of Thirty Jobs I Quit, Nine That Fired Me, and Three I Can't Remember was published in 2003."
2.nounA person who is deceived, as a mark or pigeon in a swindle.
"She convinced the stiff to go to her hotel room, where her henchman was waiting to rob him."
3.nounA cadaver; a dead person.
4.nounA flop; a commercial failure.
5.nounA person who leaves (especially a restaurant) without paying the bill.
6.noun(by extension) A customer who does not leave a tip.
7.nounAny hard hand where it is possible to exceed 21 by drawing an additional card.
8.nounNegotiable instruments, possibly forged.
9.verbTo fail to pay that which one owes (implicitly or explicitly) to another, especially by departing hastily.
"Realizing he had forgotten his wallet, he stiffed the taxi driver when the cab stopped for a red light."
10.verbTo cheat someone
11.verbTo tip ungenerously

Synonyms

rigidstarchyhardimmobiletightstrongpixilatedinflexibleremainsloadedblindstand-up

Rhymes With

sniffshieroglyphspetroglyphsgiftsfifthsthriftstiffsbiffs
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