"niff" meaning in English

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          "text": "Whew, there's a bit of a niff in here. Is that your socks?",
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          "ref": "2014, Nick Arnold, Horrible Science: Body Owner's Handbook, page 159:",
          "text": "Police helicopters blared loudspeaker warnings about the smelly man. Soon afterwards, a nosy motel receptionist noticed a nasty niff from a new guest.",
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      "glosses": [
        "A bad smell."
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        "(UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, informal) A bad smell."
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          "ref": "2008, Winston Graham, The Twisted Sword (page 492)",
          "text": "'I don't see you need to get in such a niff,' said Katie."
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      "glosses": [
        "A sulk or sullen mood."
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        "(Cornwall) A sulk or sullen mood."
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  "word": "niff"
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      "form": "niffs",
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      "form": "niffing",
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        "participle",
        "present"
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      "form": "niffed",
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      "form": "niffed",
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  "pos": "verb",
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      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "niffy"
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        "To smell bad; to stink."
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        "(informal) To smell bad; to stink."
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        {
          "word": "niff-naff"
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      "rhymes": "-ɪf"
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        },
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          "ref": "2014, Nick Arnold, Horrible Science: Body Owner's Handbook, page 159:",
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        "A bad smell."
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        "(UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, informal) A bad smell."
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        "A sulk or sullen mood."
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        "(Cornwall) A sulk or sullen mood."
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  "word": "niff"
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      "form": "niffing",
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        "To smell bad; to stink."
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        "(informal) To smell bad; to stink."
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