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naf

naf is the alternative spelling of naff.

Meaning of naff

Adjective

naff (comparative naffer, superlative naffest)

  1. (Commonwealth, Ireland, Polari, UK, colloquial) Bad; tasteless, poorly thought out, not workable; tacky.
    • That tie is a bit naff, don’t you think?
  2. (Polari) Heterosexual.
    • The omie was a veritable donkey beneath the waistband, darlings. A donkey! No wonder your boss-palone is so smitten. I've seen my share, dollies, but this old omiepalone was shaken to the core. Such a terrible waste on a naff bloke.2004, Pip Granger, Trouble In Paradise

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Proper noun capitalized: NAF

NAF

  1. (US, abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of National Arbitration Forum.

Forms of naf

comparativenaffer
superlativenaffest

Questions about naf

What is naf the alternative spelling of?
Naf is the alternative spelling of naff.
What part of speech is naf?
Naf is a proper noun.

Words near naf in the dictionary

  1. naevose
  2. naevous
  3. naevoxanthoendothelioma
  4. naevus
  5. naevus flammeus
  6. naf
  7. Nafaanra
  8. nafagrel
  9. NAFAIK
  10. NAFAL
  11. nafamostat

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