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fairy nuff

UK/fɛəɹ‿ɪˈnʌf/US/fɛɚ‿ɪˈnʌf/

fairy nuff is the deliberate misspelling of fair enough.

Meaning of fair enough

Phrase

fair enough

  1. (idiomatic) An expression used to concede a point, but suggesting that the broader argument is incorrect.
    • You can play the exercises pretty well on piano, fair enough, but can you play the movement expressively?
  2. Used to acknowledge a person's point or argument; denotes that, upon consideration, something is correct or reasonable; an expression of acknowledgment or understanding.
    Synonyms:
    very well, I see

Interjection capitalized: Fairy Nuff

  1. (alternative) Alternative spelling of fairy nuff.
    • Philip Murphy wrote:
      > Message received - but I still don't like the majority of his songs.
      Fairy Nuff. There is no need to knock the guy cos if it though!1998 February 2, Toby Arkless, “John Deacon is not liked !”, in alt.music.queen (Usenet)
    • Fairy Nuff - I stand corrected!2010 January 16, Roger Mills, “Anyone know where I can get this fuse?”, in uk.d-i-y (Usenet)

Proper noun capitalized: Fairy Nuff

Fairy Nuff

  1. (humorous) A punny name for a fairy character or fairy-inspired product.
    • Fairy Nuff makes a big mistake the night he is left alone in charge of the cottage. […]. Poor old Fairy Nuff - can he escape the awful fate they have in mind for him?2001, Herbie Brennan, Ross Collins (illustrator), Fairy Nuff: A Tale of Bluebell Wood, Bloomsbury Children's, →ISBN
    • fairy nuff flowers was founded by Steph Turpin who had always dreamed of creating the ultimate blooming experience!
      Established in 2005, […] fairy nuff flowers specialises in bespoke designs for weddings[.]
      […]
      It's what we're good at, and where our passion lies.2010, Steph Turpin, fairynuff-flowers.co.uk, fairy nuff flowers, archived from the original on 18 Jan 2011, about

Forms of fairy nuff

alternative formFairy Nuff
alternative formfairy 'nuff

Origin of fairy nuff

From fair enough, metanalysed as faire nough, with faire spelt as fairy for humorous effect, and nough (an existing, old, informal and aphetic form of enough) as nuff (or 'nuff), its usual informal spelling (commoner than 'nough).

See fairy nuff.

From the interjection.

Words that rhyme with fairy nuff

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Questions about fairy nuff

What does fairy nuff mean?
Fairy nuff means a punny name for a fairy character or fairy-inspired product.
What is fairy nuff the deliberate misspelling of?
Fairy nuff is the deliberate misspelling of fair enough.
What part of speech is fairy nuff?
Fairy nuff can be an interjection or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce fairy nuff?
Fairy nuff is pronounced /fɛəɹ‿ɪˈnʌf/ (UK).

Words near fairy nuff in the dictionary

  1. fairy money
  2. fairy moss
  3. fairy mound
  4. fairy mushroom
  5. fairy mushrooms
  6. fairy nuff
  7. fairy opera
  8. fairy operas
  9. fairy penguin
  10. fairy penguins
  11. fairy petticoats

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Adapted from Wiktionary: fairy nuff (page history and authors); Fairy Nuff (page history and authors); fair enough (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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