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Geoff

/d͡ʒɛf/

Geoff proper noun: a diminutive of the male given name Geoffrey.

Proper noun

Geoff

  1. A diminutive of the male given name Geoffrey.
    • He had become increasingly petty, irritated by details, by the diminishing, for example, of their forenames—Bill, Bert, Mike, Geoff, Steve. He wanted to inquire peevishly if a commitment to Marxism was incompatible with a disyllabic forename.2012 April 17, P.D. James, Innocent Blood, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 41
    • The place in Malibu belongs to my husband, Geoff. He's a G-E-O-F-F Geoff, not the J-E-F-F kind.2015 August 27, Sue Grafton, X, Pan Macmillan, →ISBN

Origin of Geoff

Clipping of Geoffrey.

Words formed from Geoff

Words that rhyme with Geoff

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Questions about Geoff

What does Geoff mean?
Geoff means a diminutive of the male given name Geoffrey.
What part of speech is Geoff?
Geoff is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Geoff?
Geoff is pronounced /d͡ʒɛf/.

Words near Geoff in the dictionary

  1. geofeatures
  2. geofence
  3. geofenced
  4. geofences
  5. geofencing
  6. Geoff
  7. Geoffery
  8. Geoffie
  9. Geoffrey
  10. Geoffrion
  11. Geoffrions

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