fond vs piff

fond

adj
  • Having a liking or affection (for). 

  • Affectionate. 

  • Outlandish; foolish; silly. 

  • Indulgent. 

noun
  • Brown residue in pans from cooking meats and vegetables. 

  • A group of records having shared provenance. 

  • The background design in lace-making. 

piff

adj
  • good or attractive. 

verb
  • To throw something vigorously. 

intj
  • An exclamation of annoyance or contempt; pish; pshaw. 

noun
  • Piffle; nonsense; rubbish. 

How often have the words fond and piff occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )