Definition of TIFFIN

tiffin

Plural: tiffins

Noun

  • a midday meal
  • A (light) midday meal or snack; luncheon.
  • A box or container used to carry a tiffin.
  • A cake-like confection composed of crushed biscuits, sugar, syrup, raisins, cherries and cocoa powder, often covered with a layer of melted chocolate.

Verb

Verb Forms: tiffined, tiffining, tiffins

  • To eat a light midday meal; to lunch.
  • To eat a (light) midday meal or snack.

Examples

  • He decided to TIFFIN with a quick sandwich before resuming his Words With Friends match.
  • He took his tiffin from home and ate the food two hours later in school.

Origin / Etymology

Apparently from English tiffing, present participle of tiff (“to take a small drink, to sip”) (slang).

Synonyms

dejeuner, lunch, luncheon, dabba, tiff, tiffin carrier, tingkat

Scrabble Score: 12

tiffin: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
tiffin: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
tiffin: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

tiffin: valid Words With Friends Word