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Noun: niff  nif
Usage: Brit, informal
  1. An unpleasant smell
    "A niff of rotten eggs filled the air";
    - pong [Brit, informal]
Verb: niff  nif
Usage: Brit, informal
  1. To emit a strong, unpleasant odour
    "The garbage began to niff after sitting in the sun all day";
    - pong [Brit, informal]

Derived forms: niffed, niffing, niffs

Type of: fetor, foetor [Brit], malodor [US], malodour [Brit, Cdn], mephitis, reek, stench, stink