Tiffin, a breakfast, déjeûner à la fourchette.—Anglo-Indian Slang.
Tiffy, easily offended, apt to be annoyed.
Tiger, a parasite; also a term for a ferocious woman; a boy employed to wait on gentlemen—one who waits on ladies is a page.
Tiger, a superlative yell. “Three cheers, and the last in TIGERS.”—American. To “fight the TIGER” is also American, and refers to gambling with professionals—dangerous pastime.
Tight, close, stingy; hard up, short of cash; TIGHT, spruce, strong, active; “a TIGHT lad,” a smart, active young fellow; TIGHT, drunk, or nearly so, generally the result of “going on the loose;” “TIGHT-laced,” puritanical, over-precise. Money is said to be TIGHT when the public, from want of confidence in the aspect of affairs, are not inclined to speculate.
Tightener, a dinner, or hearty meal. See [Spitalfields’ breakfast].
Tike-, or BUFFER-LURKING, dog-stealing.
Tile, a hat, a covering for the head.
“I’m a gent, I’m a gent,
In the Regent-Street style,—
Examine my costume,
And look at my TILE.”—Popular Song.