See biff on Wiktionary
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"(informal, sports) To wipe out; to faceplant; to fall."
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"To move quickly."
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"(intransitive) To move quickly."
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"ref": "1989 June 5, The Canberra Times, Australia Capital Territory, page 10, column 2:",
"text": "Whap, Biff, Ooooof, Sock, Pow, Zok! Batman is back. Gotham City is again leaving its law and order in the hands of a man who wears plastic underpants over his tights.",
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"word": "bif"
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"english": "Making moola's cool / But moola attracts gold diggers",
"ref": "2011, “Michto”, performed by Seth Gueko:",
"text": "Faire du biff, c’est michto / Mais le biff attire les michtos",
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}
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"english": "beefy, brawny",
"word": "biffig"
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"english": "the matter is settled",
"word": "saken är biff"
}
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"text": "Wow! Vilken biff!",
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[
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