naff

See also: Naff

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /næf/

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• Rhymes: -æf

Adjective

naff (comparative naffer, superlative naffest)

1. (British, slang) In poor taste.

   That tie is a bit naff, don’t you think?

2. (Polari) Bad; tasteless.
3. (British, slang) Poorly thought out, not workable, or otherwise not very good.

   That’s a really naff example.

4. (Polari) Heterosexual.
   • 2004, Pip Granger, Trouble In Paradise:

     The omie was a veritable donkey beneath the waistband, darlings. A donkey! No wonder your boss-palone is so smitten. I've seen my share, dollies, but this old omiepalone was shaken to the core. Such a terrible waste on a naff bloke.

Derived terms

• naff all
• naff off (a euphemism for fuck off).

Translations

poorly thought out, not workable, or otherwise not very good

• Russian: отстойный (ru) (otstojnyj)
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References

• “naff”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

• FNaF