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elfin safety

UK/ɛlˈfɪn ˌseɪf.ti/

elfin safety noun: occupational health and safety, or the Health and Safety Executive.

Noun

elfin safety (uncountable)

  1. (UK, derogatory, humorous, informal) occupational health and safety, or the Health and Safety Executive
    • Heaven knows what Elfin Safety would say.2007, Jonathan Ray, "My new best cellar", The Spectator, Spectator (8 December 2007)

Origin of elfin safety

Rendering of health and safety with Th-fronting and H-dropping.

Questions about elfin safety

What does elfin safety mean?
Elfin safety means occupational health and safety, or the Health and Safety Executive.
What part of speech is elfin safety?
Elfin safety is a noun.
How do you pronounce elfin safety?
Elfin safety is pronounced /ɛlˈfɪn ˌseɪf.ti/ (UK).

Words near elfin safety in the dictionary

  1. elfic
  2. Elfick
  3. elfin
  4. elfin saddle
  5. elfin saddles
  6. elfin safety
  7. elfin wood
  8. elfin woods
  9. elfinfolk
  10. elfing
  11. elfinkind

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