Biff

1. глагол [используется в разговорной речи, преимущественно британский вариант английского языка] 1) бить, ударять (кулаком) Например: He biffed me on the nose. — Он дал мне по носу. Синоним(ы): strike, hit 2) ударяться, стукаться Например: He biffed his head on the low ceiling. — Он ударился головой о низкий потолок. 3) (biff it) упасть, грохнуться 2. имя существительное [используется в разговорной речи, преимущественно британский вариант английского языка] сильный удар (кулаком)

Большой англо-русский словарь

Biff

noun Etymology: probably imitative whack, blowbiff transitive verb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary

Biff

/bif/ (Or "B1FF", from Usenet) The most famous pseudo, and the prototypical newbie. Articles from BIFF are characterised by all uppercase letters sprinkled liberally with bangs, typos, "cute" misspellings (EVRY BUDY LUVS GOOD OLD BIFF CUZ HE'S A K00L DOOD AN HE RITES REEL AWESUM THINGZ IN CAPITULL LETTRS LIKE THIS!!!), use (and often misuse) of fragments of chat abbreviations, a long sig block (sometimes even a doubled sig), and unbounded naivete. BIFF posts articles using his elder brother's VIC-20. BIFF's location is a mystery, as his articles appear to come from a variety of sites. However, BITNET seems to be the most frequent origin. The theory that BIFF is a denizen of BITNET is supported by BIFF's (unfortunately invalid) electronic mail address.

Free Online Dictionary of Computing

Biff

/bif/ To notify someone of incoming mail. From the BSD utility "biff(1)", which was in turn named after a friendly golden Labrador who used to chase frisbees in the halls at UCB while 4.2BSD was in development (it had a well-known habit of barking whenever the mailman came). No relation to BIFF.

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