- failing to capitalize on an opportunity due to ones own ineptitude or lack of self control - missing an obvious opportunity due to lack of foresight
1. I would have birdied that hole, but I wiffed a 2 foot put.
2. I should have had that job, but I got really nervous and wiffed the interview.
3. I could have bought business.com back in 2001 for $200 but I wiffed and bought isurelovebusiness.com instead...I just thought it sounded better.
A disease that flares up the night before or morning of an event that one wants to avoid. The sufferer can use Wiffery as an excuse to avoid unwanted activities.
Wiffery has varying levels of severeness, starting at Mild Wiffery, all the way up to Fatal Wiffery.
The first sign of upcoming Wiffery are wiffles.
Hey mate, can't make it to the quilting fair today, come down with a case of Mild Wiffery.
Maths test tomorrow, I think I'm coming down with a case of severe Wiffery.
Short-hand for the word floccinaucinihilipilification, meaning the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
Precedes or follows either a gratuitously disrespectful or honest remark, originated in New York City. Used in similar fashion to "no offense" or "to be honest," interchangeably.
Ya mans is wild buns, respectfully. Respectfully he's washed.
After school, The Modells on Jamaica Ave was active. Respectfully.
Adjective. Used to describe persons who have adjusted or altered their lifestyle for environmental reasons. Crunchy persons tend to be politically strongly left-leaning and may be additionally but not exclusively categorized as vegetarians, vegans, eco-tarians, conservationists, environmentalists, neo-hippies, tree huggers, nature enthusiasts, etc.
Also used to describe establishments where alternative foods and products are sold, i.e. natural food stores.