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Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Mutt and Jeff. Mutt and Jeff was a long-popular American newspaper comic strip created by cartoonist Bud Fisher in 1907 about two mismatched tinhorns.. It is commonly regarded as the first daily comic strip.
noun. 1  a rip-off. What a rip! 2  a large puff of marijuana smoke, usually full lung capacity What a rip that was! I just gave you greens, and you cashed the whole bowl! 3  a deduction in pay due to improper behavior. Police slang.