a slight argument between close friends or two people who love each other （朋友或情人之间的）争执，拌嘴，口角，吵嘴 to have a tiff with somebody 与某人口角 It’s just a lovers’ tiff. 那不过是恋人之间的拌嘴。 She was upset because she’d had a tiff with her boyfriend. 她和男友吵了一架，心情很糟。
Word Originearly 18th cent. (denoting a slight outburst of temper): probably of dialect origin.