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gaff off

gaff off verb: to deliberately disrespect a commanding officer; to be insubordinate; to disregard a lawful command.

Verb

gaff off (third-person singular simple present gaffs off, present participle gaffing off, simple past and past participle gaffed off)

  1. (US, slang) To deliberately disrespect a commanding officer; to be insubordinate; to disregard a lawful command.

Forms of gaff off

third-person singular presentgaffs off
present participlegaffing off
past participlegaffed off
pastgaffed off

Questions about gaff off

What does gaff off mean?
Gaff off means to deliberately disrespect a commanding officer; to be insubordinate; to disregard a lawful command.
What part of speech is gaff off?
Gaff off is a verb.
What is the past tense of gaff off?
The past tense of gaff off is gaffed off.

Words near gaff off in the dictionary

  1. Gafat
  2. Gafats
  3. GAFB
  4. GAFCON
  5. gaff
  6. gaff off
  7. gaff rig
  8. gaff rigs
  9. gaff sail
  10. gaff sails
  11. gaff tape

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