noun
- plural of stiff; dead bodies or corpses
- people who are boring, overly formal, or lacking in personality
- people who fail to tip service workers
Usage: informal
Usage: informal
Usage: slang
verb
- third person singular present of stiff; fails to pay or tip someone
Usage: informal
Examples
- The morgue was full of stiffs after the accident.
- Don’t invite those stiffs to the party – they’ll ruin the fun.
- The waiter complained that half his customers were stiffs who never tipped.
- She always stiffs the delivery driver.
- Those corporate stiffs don’t know how to have a good time.
- He stiffs everyone – never pays his debts.
- The comedy club was full of stiffs who didn’t laugh at anything.