"yiffy" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈjɪfi/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-yiffy.wav Forms: yiffier [comparative], yiffiest [superlative]
enPR: yĭfʹē [General-American] Rhymes: -ɪfi Etymology: From yiff + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|yiff|y}} yiff + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} yiffy (comparative yiffier, superlative yiffiest)
  1. Of or pertaining to yiff (sexual intercourse among furries). Categories (topical): Furry fandom
    Sense id: en-yiffy-en-adj-eyPOmkCA Disambiguation of Furry fandom: 49 51
  2. (furry fandom) Sexually aroused. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Furry fandom, Furry fandom Synonyms (sexually aroused): sexy, horny
    Sense id: en-yiffy-en-adj-n8OHGIFh Disambiguation of Furry fandom: 49 51 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 75 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 19 81 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 91 Topics: lifestyle Disambiguation of 'sexually aroused': 2 98

Inflected forms

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