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Term used in Ireland for spinning a RWD car in circles, what Americans would call a donut. Very popular in Mk2 escorts, 80s/90s BMWs and Twin Cams
Sir, you shoulda seen the lads diffing the twin cams last night outside Dungannon
Diffing by Doire Abú September 22, 2009
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- refers to a culture of people with rear wheel drive vehicles (usually ae86 corollas and S-bodied nissans) meeting up and doing donuts at crossroads, shopping centres and industrial parks, especially late at night. It`s seen by some as a starting point towards drifting where people can learn how to control a slide without serious risk of injury, but is widely sneered at by mature drivers.
People interested in diffing(differs) tend to be very young drivers who cannot afford to attend drift events and see diffing as a way of being able to be involved in the modified car scene.
Are you coming out diffing with us tonight?

We were at a (insert cruising forum name) meet last night and Dave was diffing his brothers twincam.
Diffing by tarmac surfer September 7, 2009
When a group of knob heads gather to wreck their cars by spinning around in circles, usually done by joy riders from west belfast and little boys who think twin (tin) cams and old beemers as old as the hills are cool
diffing - does she go round mister..
Diffing by diffin is for losers August 19, 2008
Word of the Day on March 24, 2019

Clive Diffing

(1) "Clive Diffing" is a misspelling of "Cliff Diving" by drunken hockey fans in an internet chatroom or message board. (2) 1950's English actor.
After a few Mooseheads, the phrase, "I hate those Cliff Diving bandwagon fans," becomes "I hit those Clive Diffing assholes."
Clive Diffing by Jacketfan March 23, 2011
The art of doing donuts in a car in a country road or a “Diff Yard” The words origin is unknown but some sources might go back to the early 2000’s

Diffing is mostly found in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.

Common diffing cars are but not limited to: Lexus Is300/Toyota Altezza, Ford Sierra, Toyota Corolla/Sprinter “Twin-Cam” and your usual diesel burners such as BMW’s and some Mercedes
Ryan “Hey lad there’s a Diffin on at 8 down at the border u wanna come?”
Siobhan “yeah I’m just around the corner in my is300 make sure the ground is wet to diff”
Ryan “yeah sure it’s already wet lad”
Diffin by rubenski6 October 23, 2024
Masturbating so loud it makes a "dff dff dff!"sounding like that of a machinegun.
Holy shit! Do you hear Marcus in the bathroom? He's Diffin' like crazy! It's so loud!
Diffin' by BigBoyEatz March 2, 2025
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Person 2:......
Person 3: O no u got aired!
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Instead of doing my homework, I decided to piddlefart around for two hours.
piddlefart by Rene April 25, 2005
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28 hours and 4 clubs later, gurning for england but still refusing to go home - a total wrongun!!
wrongun by bevvers March 21, 2007
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square grouper

Nickname given to bales of marijuana thrown overboard or out of airplanes. Origin is reportedly from members of the US Coast Guard in the area of Southern Florida.
"Base we've got some square groupers floating outside of Miami harbor."
square grouper by slipsheet November 6, 2004
Word of the Day on October 7, 2026
A girl who does ballet and only talks about ballet. Her schedule is filled with dance classes which does not allow her to do any other activity.
"Hey, do you know that girl Sally?"

"Yeah, she's kind of annoying. All she ever talks about it ballet."

"Wow, what a Bunhead."

"Hey Sally, you want to hang out this weekend?"
"I can't, I have dance."
"You're such a Bunhead."

"Yeah... I know."
Bunhead by Jen00 October 24, 2014
Word of the Day on October 6, 2026

trucker's tan 

A sunburn or suntan focused on the left arm. It is caused by the left side of the body being the only half that gets exposed to sunlight while driving. Presumably, it would be located on the right side of the body in countries where they drive on the left side of the road.
I had a trucker's tan after driving for 10 straight hours on a sunny day.
Word of the Day on October 5, 2026
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