different between naff vs taff

English

Etymology

Perhaps from Polari, 1960s.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /næf/
• Rhymes: -æf

Adjective

naff (comparative naffer, superlative naffest)

1. (Britain, colloquial, Polari) Bad; tasteless, poorly thought out, not workable.
2. (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

1. (Northern) Alternative form of nave

English

Etymology

Shortened from Taffy, from Welsh Dafydd (“David”).

Pronunciation

Noun

taff (plural taffs)

1. (slang) A Welshman.

Anagrams

• FATF, FTFA

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /taf/
• Rhymes: -af

Noun

taff m (plural taffs)

1. (slang) Alternative form of taf

German

Alternative forms

• tough

Etymology

Originally from Yiddish ????? (tof), from Hebrew ????? (tov, “good”). Modern usage is from English tough, influenced by preexisting German tapfer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /taf/

Adjective

taff (comparative taffer, superlative am taffsten)

1. (colloquial) tough; robust; assertive and not overly sensitive

   Enrique Iglesias über seine Lebensgefährtin: “Ich wünschte, ich wäre nur halb so taff und kämpferisch.”

Declension