noun General Slang

biff

· noun · military

Soldier on the sick list or light duties — a skiver.

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A soldier signed off sick or on light duties — often used with a sneer suggesting they're swinging the lead. A 'biff chit' is the medical note that gets you out of PT or stagging on. Calling someone a biff is calling them a malingerer.

“He's been a biff for three weeks with a 'dodgy knee' — funny how it doesn't stop him in the gym.”
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biff In A Sentence

He's been a biff for three weeks with a 'dodgy knee' — funny how it doesn't stop him in the gym.

Origin & Usage

British Army slang, mid-20th century. Possibly linked to 'biffer' (someone unfit or weak).

Variants bifferbiff chit

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