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[strielka.]

Dear Teachers,

Could you write some common sentences with using 'miff'.
May I say "I have a miff" or "I'm miffed"?

thanks in advance

[Sirius]

I'm miffed (upset) that I wasn't invited to the party.

You wouldn't say "I have a miff"

[advoca]

Interesting word, miff. It has been in use for many years and can be traced back to 1623 when it meant a fit of ill humour.

Being miffed certainly appeared in 1824. Sir Walter Scott (the famous novelist and poet who wrote the novel Rob Roy) called it a woman�s phrase.

[LucentShade]

You could also say, "His behavior miffed me." I don't use "miff" very often--it's more of a women's word, and more of a British word than an American word.