laff

English

Noun

laff (plural laffs)

1. (chiefly humorous) Alternative spelling of laugh

Verb

laff (third-person singular simple present laffs, present participle laffing, simple past and past participle laffed)

1. (chiefly humorous) Alternative spelling of laugh

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German

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] German Low German, in which it is either inherited from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle Low German (seemingly not attested), or borrowed from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle Dutch laf (early 15th century). Compare modern Dutch laf (“cowardly”). Related with German labberig (“slack; not crisp”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laf/

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Adjective

laff (comparative laffer, superlative am laffsten)

1. (regional, chiefly northern and central Germany) lethargic; weak; slack
2. (regional, chiefly northern and central Germany) tasteless

Synonyms

• (lethargic): schlapp
• (tasteless): fad

Related terms

• labberig
• labern