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pfaffs

pfaffs is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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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Proper noun capitalized: Pfaffs

Pfaffs

  1. (plural) plural of Pfaff

Questions about pfaffs

What is pfaffs the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Pfaffs is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pfaff.
What part of speech is pfaffs?
Pfaffs is a proper noun.

Words near pfaffs in the dictionary

  1. pfaffians
  2. pfaffic acid
  3. pfaffing
  4. pfaffoside
  5. pfaffosides
  6. pfaffs
  7. pfah
  8. Pfahler
  9. Pfahlers
  10. Pfalz
  11. pfalzgraf

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