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pfaffed

pfaffed is the simple past and past participle of pfaff.

Meaning of pfaff

Interjection

  1. Indicating disapproval, scoffery, irritation, impatience or disbelief.
    • “Let him! Dost think these simple Englishmen can ever compete with us on the high seas? Pfaff! They are like the silly sheep they raise and are only fit for shearing. […]”1937, Elinor Whitney Field, “The Coffer Keys” (chapter 5), in Tod of the Fens, The Macmillan Company, page 63
    Synonyms:
    pshaw

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Questions about pfaffed

What is pfaffed the simple past and past participle of?
Pfaffed is the simple past and past participle of pfaff.

Words near pfaffed in the dictionary

  1. pf.
  2. PFA
  3. PFAA
  4. PFAAs
  5. pfaff
  6. pfaffed
  7. Pfaffenschlag bei Waidhofen an der Thaya
  8. pfaffian
  9. pfaffians
  10. pfaffic acid
  11. pfaffing

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