A fork of Rural Dictionary
used in place of the word sweet, and/or awesome.
it would be a big sniff if we had a house party.
This in fact is not a spoken word so much as a sound. It is the same sound made when someone is sniffing their nose as they are crying or trying to stop crying. The recovery sniffs is the sound you are mocking. It is a sarcastic way to show someone you feel no pity for their situation. Just like playing the tiny violin for a person, this mocks the persons sadness by "crying" along with them. See example
Bjorn: Yesterday, my girlfriend told me that my clothing is out of style and it really hurt my feelings. Bennett: (very sarcastic)"Sniff-Sniff".... "Sniff- Sniff" oooh "sniff-sniff"...that's just terrible Bjorn: Oh shut up
To be on the lookout for a sexual partner. Originates from the animal world where the male and female of a species will sniff each others' genitals before copulation.
"Where are you going tonight, love?" "Out on the sniff, mum." "Craig! Don't be rude."