dif

¹ American  

[dif] / dɪf /

noun

Informal.

1. difference.

   What's the dif where you buy it, as long as you get it?

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dif- ² American  

1. variant of dis- before f: differ.

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dif. ³ American  

abbreviation

1. difference.

2. different.

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Etymology

Origin of dif

First recorded in 1910–15; by shortening

Example Sentences

To me, 'I don't like her portrayal' sounds v dif to 'I can't stand her'.

From The Guardian • Jun. 14, 2012

And once he is inference?" the Guy lodge, who Chirico, a knows lodge the dif owner at Hunter Mountain, N.Y., observes: "You know what made the industry?

From Time Magazine Archive

They buried it in two dif erent forms and in three different ways.

From Time Magazine Archive

"The converter    choked on an FF in its input and died horribly". :diff: /dif/ n.

From The Jargon File, Version 2.9.10, 01 Jul 1992 by Raymond, Eric S.

"The    converter choked on an FF in its input and died horribly". :diff: /dif/ /n./

From The Jargon File, Version 4.0.0, 24 Jul 1996 by Raymond, Eric S.