- titfer
- nBritisha hat. One of the best-known examples of rhyming slang (from the cliche 'tit-for-tat'), the term probably dates from the end of the 19th century and is still heard.
Contemporary slang . 2014.
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titfer — noun Etymology: by shortening & alteration from tit for tat, rhyming slang for hat Date: circa 1930 British hat … New Collegiate Dictionary
titfer — /tit feuhr/, n. Chiefly Brit. Slang. hat. [1895 1900; rhyming slang, shortening of tit for tat] * * * … Universalium
titfer — noun A hat … Wiktionary
Titfer — 1) a hat; 2) a rat, non unionist … Dictionary of Australian slang
titfer — Australian Slang 1. a hat; 2. a rat, non unionist … English dialects glossary
titfer — Meaning Hat. Shortened form of tit for tat . Origin Cockney rhyming slang … Meaning and origin of phrases
titfer — n. (British) hat … English contemporary dictionary
titfer — noun Brit. informal a hat. Origin 1930s: abbrev. of rhyming sl. tit for tat … English new terms dictionary
titfer — noun (C) BrE old fashioned slang a hat … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
titfer — Noun. A hat. Cockney rhyming slang from tit for tat … English slang and colloquialisms
