terrif

English

Alternative forms

• triff

Etymology

Clipping of terrific.

Adjective

terrif (not comparable)

1. (slang) terrific; wonderful; very good
   • 1960, Frederic Alexander Birmingham, It was Fun While it Lasted, page 214:

     "It's the same show, but I thought it was terrif. Would you like to see it again?"

   • 2013, Janette Lawler, The Competent Woman, page 154:

     Night, Arlene, it was terrif.

Anagrams

• rifter