taff

See also: Taff

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

taff (plural taffs)

1. (slang) A Welshman.

Anagrams

• FATF, FTFA

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /taf/

Noun

taff m (plural taffs)

1. (slang) Alternative form of taf

   Je cherche un nouveau taff — I’m looking for a new job.

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German

Alternative forms

• tough

Etymology

Originally from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Yiddish טובֿ (tof), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Hebrew טוֹב (tov, “good”). Modern usage is from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] English tough, influenced by preexisting tapfer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /taf/

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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.”