Stiff
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Definition of Stiff
Adjective
Noun
- An average person, usually male, of no particular distinction, skill, or education.
"working stiff"
- A person who is deceived, as a mark or pigeon in a swindle.
"She convinced the stiff to go to her hotel room, where her henchman was waiting to rob him."
- A cadaver; a dead person.
- A flop; a commercial failure.
- A person who leaves (especially a restaurant) without paying the bill.
Verb
- To fail to pay that which one owes (implicitly or explicitly) to another, especially by departing hastily.
"He stiffed me on the tip."
- To cheat someone.
- To tip ungenerously.
- To kill.
- To be unsuccessful.