See Also: niff-naff(dictionary)
niff(1)(dictionary)
niff(2)(dictionary)
naff(1)(dictionary)
naff(2)(dictionary)
naff 1, adjective(dictionary)
naff 2, verb(dictionary)

maw (oh) and niff-naff (iou)


maw (oh)



[Language: Old English; Origin: maga]
formal something which seems to swallow or use up things completely
maw of
::Millions of dollars were poured into the maw of defense spending.
literary an animal's mouth or throat

niff-naff (iou)



niff-naff verb intrans. Scot. & north. E18.
[Origin unkn.]
Trifle.
niff-naffy adjective = niffy-naffy E19.
niffy-naffy adjective trifling, fastidious M18.