"pif" meaning in French

See pif in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /pif/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-DSwissK-pif.wav Forms: pifs [plural]
Etymology: Possibly onomatopoeic. Compare however Central Franconian Pief, Peif (“stovepipe; flute”), akin to Dutch pijp, German Pfeife. Etymology templates: {{onom|fr|nocap=1}} onomatopoeic, {{cog|gmw-cfr|Pief}} Central Franconian Pief, {{cog|nl|pijp}} Dutch pijp, {{cog|de|Pfeife}} German Pfeife Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} pif m (plural pifs)
  1. (slang) conk, hooter, schnozzle (nose, especially if large) Tags: masculine, slang Synonyms: blair, tarin
    Sense id: en-pif-fr-noun-Jip0HnlJ Categories (other): French terms with collocations, French entries with incorrect language header, French onomatopoeias, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of French onomatopoeias: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 54
  2. (figurative) nose, intuition Tags: figuratively, masculine Synonyms: flair, nez
    Sense id: en-pif-fr-noun-SkELXIi~ Categories (other): French terms with collocations, French entries with incorrect language header, French onomatopoeias, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of French onomatopoeias: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: au pif, piffard, piffer, pifomètre

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "au pif"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "piffard"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "piffer"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "expansion": "Dutch pijp",
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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          "english": "a big conk",
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          "word": "blair"
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          "word": "tarin"
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          "english": "to have flair, to be intuitive",
          "text": "avoir du pif",
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        }
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        },
        {
          "word": "nez"
        }
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      ]
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      "ipa": "/pif/"
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    }
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          "word": "blair"
        },
        {
          "word": "tarin"
        }
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        },
        {
          "word": "nez"
        }
      ],
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      ]
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    }
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}

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