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There's a lot of food for thought on the web. Please google the term. Good Luck.– KrisCommented Mar 22, 2018 at 6:24
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1The word used to be used by ultra-posh English people to refer to a snack or 'high tea' or whatever. Then it was used in mocking mimicry of ultra-posh English people. Now that there are virtually no ultra-posh English people left to mock, the word is almost never used.– Nigel JCommented Mar 22, 2018 at 6:28
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50-odd years ago there used to be a chocolate bar called Tiffin available in the UK. I've never heard the word used for a snack except in the context of the British Raj era.– Kate BuntingCommented Mar 22, 2018 at 9:05
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@KateBunting You can still have it right in the UK I believe: sainsburys.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/gb/groceries/…– KrisCommented Mar 22, 2018 at 11:59
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The term is still widely prevalent in India, apparently to some extent (with a different meaning) in the UK. en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/tiffin– KrisCommented Mar 22, 2018 at 12:01
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