bif

See also: BIF

Translingual

Symbol

bif

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Biafada.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Biafada terms

English

Noun

bif

1. (gay slang) A public washroom.

References

• A. F. Niemoeller (January–February 1965), “A Glossary of Homosexual Slang”, in Ralph Ginzburg, editor, Fact, volume 2, number 1, New York, N.Y.: Fact Magazine, Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 25: “bif n. A public restroom.”

Anagrams

• BFI, FBI, FIB, IBF, fib

Australian Kriol

Etymology

From English beef.

Noun

bif

1. (Eastern dialects) meat (sometimes including eggs)

   Synonym: (Western dialects) mit

Danish

Etymology

From biograf.

Noun

bif

1. (informal, mostly in the definite singular) cinema
   • 2010, Bjarne Reuter, [Fem], Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:

     Og jeg elsker de store biffer i København.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 1988, Kosmorama:

     Og hvis filmen så ovenikøbet har været vist på TV, inden den når de mindre biffer, ja så er der ikke mange lire tilbage ...

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 2016, Thorkild Hansen, De søde piger: Dagbog 1943-47, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:

     I kiosken købte jeg „Aftenberlingeren“, for at vi kunne se, hvad der gik i bifferne.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Declension of bif

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bif	biffen	biffer	bifferne
genitive	bifs	biffens	biffers	biffernes

French

Alternative forms

• biff

Etymology

Clipping of bifton, biffeton (“banknote”), from biffe (“wad”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bif/

• Audio (France (Vosges)):

  (file)

Noun

bif m (uncountable)

1. (slang) money, gwop, moola
   • 2016, “Pression”, Mario Dias (lyrics), performed by Ceelo Squad:

     Faire du bif ouais c’est ma deuxième religion

     Making moola, yeah, it's my second religion

   • 2017, “Homicide”, in Elh Kmer (lyrics), Indépendant:

     Mi amor compte mon bif, si t’es ma Tata je serais ton Pablo

     My love counts my moola, if you're my Tata I'll be your Pablo

Hausa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bîp/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [bɪ̂p]

Ideophone

bîf

1. alternative form of tîk (“something heavy falling”)

Krio

Etymology

From English beef. The polysemy is common in West Africa; compare Yoruba ẹran.

Noun

bîf

1. meat
2. animal

   Synonym: anima

References

Fyle, Clifford N.; Jones, Eldred D. (1980), A Krio-English dictionary, USA: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 35