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jaffy

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Australia/ˈdʒæːfi/

jaffy noun: a person in their first year at an institution, primarily a university.

Noun

jaffy (plural jaffys)

  1. (Australian) A person in their first year at an institution, primarily a university.
    • Jaffy has become a colloquial term – a lot of people use it regardless of whether the first years frustrated them or not. However I can’t help but feel sorry for those who have become cynical about their course.2013, Maddy White, LIFE AS A “JAFFY” – MY FIRST DAY AT UNI
    Synonyms:
    fresher, first-year student, freshman, frosh

Synonyms of jaffy

Forms of jaffy

pluraljaffys

Origin of jaffy

An acronym of just another fucking first-year.

Words that rhyme with jaffy

Questions about jaffy

What does jaffy mean?
Jaffy means a person in their first year at an institution, primarily a university.
What part of speech is jaffy?
Jaffy is a noun.
How do you pronounce jaffy?
Jaffy is pronounced /ˈdʒæːfi/ (Australia).
What is the plural of jaffy?
The plural of jaffy is jaffys.

Words near jaffy in the dictionary

  1. Jaffna Tamil
  2. Jaffnese
  3. Jaffrey
  4. jaffries
  5. jaffry
  6. jaffy
  7. Jaflong
  8. Jafna
  9. Jafnapatam
  10. Jafnhár
  11. Jafnid

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