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General Slang
Tiffy
· noun · military
The Hawker Typhoon of WWII — and now the Eurofighter Typhoon.
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Originally the Hawker Typhoon, the brutal WWII ground-attack aircraft that hammered German armour in Normandy with rockets and cannon. Crews shortened Typhoon to Tiffy and the name stuck. The nickname carried straight over to the Eurofighter Typhoon when it entered RAF service — same root word, same affectionate handle.
“Tiffy display at Fairford was unreal — full reheat takeoff, vapour off the wings.”
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Older Royal Navy and Army usage: an artificer, i.e. a skilled technical tradesman (engineer, electrician, weapons fitter). From 'artificer' shortened to tiff to tiffy. Still heard in the engineering branches.
“Get the tiffy down here — the gun's jammed again.”
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Tiffy In A Sentence
Tiffy display at Fairford was unreal — full reheat takeoff, vapour off the wings.
Get the tiffy down here — the gun's jammed again.
Origin & Usage
WWII RAF, from 'Typhoon' shortened. The artificer sense traces back further to 19th-century Royal Navy.
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