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Noun
“No one asked you!” she retorted, with some miff
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Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 23 Dec. 2024
Koy severely miscalculated the tone of the night, leaving viewers and celebrities in the audience miffed — to the point where Koy publicly blamed his writers.
—Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
When Roc Nation, Jay-Z’s entertainment company, booked him to perform at the Super Bowl halftime show in New Orleans, some people complained that no legends of New Orleans’s storied hip-hop scene had been granted a chance to play, and Kendrick was miffed.
—Hanif Abdurraqib, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
Cronin was also miffed that Dailey earned a technical foul in the first half for taunting the Oregon bench after making a three-pointer.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
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Verb
One Saturday, he was miffed at having to miss the show.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 23 Dec. 2024
Koy severely miscalculated the tone of the night, leaving viewers and celebrities in the audience miffed — to the point where Koy publicly blamed his writers.
—Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
When Roc Nation, Jay-Z’s entertainment company, booked him to perform at the Super Bowl halftime show in New Orleans, some people complained that no legends of New Orleans’s storied hip-hop scene had been granted a chance to play, and Kendrick was miffed.
—Hanif Abdurraqib, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
Cronin was also miffed that Dailey earned a technical foul in the first half for taunting the Oregon bench after making a three-pointer.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Miff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/miff. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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