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In some senses, whiff-whaff is marked as archaic, obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.
whiff-whaff
/ˈwɪfˌwæf/
noun 4
Collocations
5ADJ.
english, naked, sharp
VERB + WHIFF-WHAFF
called, happened, play, spot
WHIFF-WHAFF + NOUN
--, fact, lemoine's, o', snifterin', stuart, table, tom
PREP.
in, in
ADV.
then
Definitions
noun
1
Table tennis.
Boris Johnson's claim ping-pong was originally a Victorian English invention called whiff-whaff has been attacked by the descendants of the world's oldest sporting and games manufacturer.
Jesus wept, there I'd been envisaging a weekend spent reading a book with only my top half hanging out of my tent, and the next thing I know I'm signed up for a spot of naked whiff-whaff. Not that Tom seemed too bothered. "I'm not bad at table-tennis," he said as we made our way to our pitch.
noun
1
The breathy sound of something rushing quickly; whoosh.
Then, no one saw precisely how it happened, whiff-whaff, Lemoine's weapon flew from his hand and struck the wall with a whirr and a jangle.
noun
1
Nonsense, words or deeds of little import.
Whau, aw'll begin o' thisn' then. It's whiff-whaff Stuart, -- snifterin' Finch yo'known Virtue has laft o' -- truth is fro' o'flown!
If you dinna lackey my lady you'll be in for a whiff-whaff o' her sharp temper.
2
Unnecessary items or additions.
Never, never, wear any kind of a whiff-whaff or a thing-ama-bob on your hat.
Haughton, a great believer in the value of straight football, asked Warner the night before the game if he had pulled such "whiff- whaff," as Percy termed it.
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Boris Johnson's claim ping-pong was originally a Victorian English invention called whiff-whaff has been attacked by the descendants of the world's oldest sporting and games manufacturer.
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Jesus wept, there I'd been envisaging a weekend spent reading a book with only my top half hanging out of my tent, and the next thing I know I'm signed up for a spot of naked whiff-whaff. Not that Tom
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"The French looked at a dining table and saw an opportunity to have dinner," he said. "We looked at a dining table and saw an opportunity to play whiff-whaff." In fact table tennis was also called gos
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Then, no one saw precisely how it happened, whiff-whaff, Lemoine's weapon flew from his hand and struck the wall with a whirr and a jangle.
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Whau, aw'll begin o' thisn' then. It's whiff-whaff Stuart, -- snifterin' Finch yo'known Virtue has laft o' -- truth is fro' o'flown!
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If you dinna lackey my lady you'll be in for a whiff-whaff o' her sharp temper.
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