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naff
English
Etymology
Perhaps from Polari, 1960s.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /næf/
- Rhymes: -æf
Adjective
naff (comparative naffer, superlative naffest)
- (Britain, colloquial, Polari) Bad; tasteless, poorly thought out, not workable.
- (Polari) Heterosexual.
Derived terms
- naff all
- naff off
Translations
Further reading
- “naff”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
- “naff”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).
- naff at OneLook Dictionary Search
References
Anagrams
- FNAF, FNaF
Middle English
Noun
naff
- (Northern) Alternative form of nave
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baff
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bæf/
- Rhymes: -æf
Etymology 1
From Middle English baffen (“to bark”). Cognate with Dutch baffen (“to bark”), Low German baffen (“to bark”), German baffen, bäfzen (“to bark”), Danish bjæffe (“to yelp”), Swedish bjäbba (“to yelp, bark”). Compare buff, yaff.
Verb
baff (third-person singular simple present baffs, present participle baffing, simple past and past participle baffed)
- (intransitive, archaic) To bark; yelp.
Etymology 2
Probably from Scots baff, beff, bauf, probably from West Flemish baf, baffe (“a blow, slap in the face”). Compare also Old French baffe (“slap in the face”) (Modern French baffe), of imitative origin.
Verb
baff (third-person singular simple present baffs, present participle baffing, simple past and past participle baffed)
- To hit or strike, especially with something flat or soft.
- (golf) To strike the ground with the bottom of the club when taking a stroke.
Derived terms
- baffed out
Etymology 3
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
baff (uncountable)
- (Tyneside) blank (Can we add an example for this sense?)
References
- Frank Graham (1987) The New Geordie Dictionary, ?ISBN
- Northumberland Words, English Dialect Society, R. Oliver Heslop, 1893–4
German
Etymology
Onomatopoeic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /baf/
Adjective
baff (not comparable)
- (colloquial, chiefly predicative) flabbergasted
Declension
Further reading
- “baff” in Duden online
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