"bifta" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: biftas [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} bifta (plural biftas)
  1. (UK, slang) A cannabis cigarette. Tags: UK, slang
    Sense id: en-bifta-en-noun-vUB50vsg Categories (other): British English
  2. (Liverpool, slang) A cigarette. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-bifta-en-noun-63L~7XNP Categories (other): Liverpudlian English
  3. (UK, slang, with "full") Everything that is available or possible; the works. Tags: UK, slang
    Sense id: en-bifta-en-noun-heDdH8m8 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 2 57
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bifter

Inflected forms

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