Definition
A dialectal word meaning to engage in a scuffle, tussle, or minor fight.
Etymology
Possibly from 'cuff' (to hit) plus a suffix, or from reduplication patterns in English (like 'shuffle' or 'muffle'). Primarily Scottish or Northern English dialect.
Kelly Says
English dialects preserve dozens of fighting-related words that most people don't know—'cuffle,' 'tussle,' 'scrap,' 'donnybrook'—showing that different regions have colorful vocabulary for the same activities.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንደ Cuff
en-de cuff
ARالعربية
قفل الكوع
qifl al-ku'u
BNবাংলা
হাতের লেপ
ha-ter lep
CSČeština
manžeta
man-zhe-ta
DADansk
ærmebånd
ær-me-baand
DEDeutsch
Manschette
man-shɛt-ə
ELΕλληνικά
μανσέτα
man-se-ta
ESEspañol
manilla
man-ee-ya
FAفارسی
بند مچ دست
band mach-dast
FISuomi
rannekke
ran-ne-kke
FRFrançais
poignet
pwah-nyeh
HIहिन्दी
कलाई का बंध
kalai ka bandh
HUMagyar
csuklópánt
choos-clo-paant
IDBahasa Indonesia
ikat tangan
i-kat tan-gan
ITItaliano
manicotto
ma-ni-kot-to
JA日本語
リストバンド
risuto-bando
MSBahasa Melayu
ikat tangan
i-kat tan-gan
MYမြန်မာ
တပ်မှာ
tap-ma-sha
NLNederlands
mouwband
mow-band
NONorsk
ermbånd
er-m-baand
PTPortuguês
punho
poon-hoo
RORomână
manchetă
man-che-ta
RUРусский
манжета
man-zhe-ta
SVSvenska
ärmskiva
ar-ms-kee-va
SWKiswahili
mkono
m-ko-no
TAதமிழ்
கைப்பிடி
kai-pidi
TEతెలుగు
చేతి బంధం
che-ti bandham
THไทย
สายรัดข้อมือ
sai rat khom-mu
TLTL
kuwintas
koo-win-tas
UKУкраїнська
маніжета
ma-ni-zhe-ta
URاردو
ہاتھ کا بند
haath ka band
VITiếng Việt
dây đeo tay
day deo tay
ZUZU
ibhokobho
ee-bo-ko-bo