stiffy

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *steyp

Proto-Germanic *stīfaz

Proto-West Germanic *stīf

Old English stīf

Middle English stif

English stiff

English -y

English stiffy

From stiff + -y.

Pronunciation

• enPR: stĭf'i, IPA^(key): /ˈstɪfi/

• Audio (Australian):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɪfi

Noun

stiffy (plural stiffies)

1. (vulgar, slang) An erection of the penis.

   Fred's got a bulge in his pants — you can tell that he's got a stiffy.

2. (South Africa) A computer floppy disk of the kind supplied in a stiff plastic outer shell.

   Never leave home without a spare stiffy disc in your bag.

3. (slang) An extended magazine of a gun.
   • 2014 October 7, Electric Six, “Alone With Your Body”, in Human Zoo:

     Oh you know I like to mac
     When they don’t talk back
     I'll be there in a jiffy with a stiffy

   • 2017 November 4, Lil Glowstick, “Gummo”:

     Niggas iffy, uh, blicky got the stiffy, uh

   • 2018 November 25, “Bank Teller”, Lil Uzi Vert (lyrics), Lil Uzi Vert, Smokepurpp, and Lil Pump (music)‎^[1]:

     You niggas too iffy, my Glock got a stiffy

4. A rigidly conformative person; a square or goody-goody.

Synonyms

• (erection of the penis): woody
• (3.5 inch floppy disk): stiffy disc

Related terms

• computer
• floppy (disc)
• CD (disc)
• flash drive