# whiffle

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈ(h)wɪfl̩/

## Definitions
1. A short blow or gust.
2. A male haircut done with electric clippers.
3. Something small or insignificant; a trifle.
4. A fife or small flute.

## Etymology
1662, in sense “flutter as blown by wind”, as whiff + -le (“(frequentative)”) and (onomatopoeia) sound of wind, particularly a leaf fluttering in unsteady wind; compare whiff. Sense “something small or insignificant” is from 1680.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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