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waff

/wæf/

waff verb: to bark; to woof.

Verb

waff (third-person singular simple present waffs, present participle waffing, simple past and past participle waffed)

  1. (UK, archaic, dialectal, intransitive) To bark; to woof.

Proper noun capitalized: WAFF

WAFF

  1. (abbreviation) Abbreviation of West African Frontier Force

Noun capitalized: WAFF

WAFF (countable and uncountable, plural WAFFs)

  1. (countable, dated, slang) A warm and fuzzy feeling, especially in relation to a ship.
    • Why wait until the series is close to an end to change their relationship, leaving fans with a feeling of having been cheated of great WAFFs (Warm And Fuzzy Feelings)?1996 January 7, Nancy Lemieux, “Re: The girlfriend/boyfriend thing”, in alt.tv.x-files (Usenet)
    • Sharon remembers the WAFFs, the romance, the cuddling, the tender bits, the honesty and openness between our heroes and gives the episode an A+.1996 March 18, Colonel X, “Re: Camping With Clark”, in alt.tv.lois-n-clark (Usenet)
  2. (dated, slang, uncountable) Such feelings collectively.
    • It's a pity that this term isn't used on atxc, as I'd describe this as a lovely slice of Moose & Squirrel WAFF (stands for warm-and-fuzzy-feelings).1999 July 14, Harper, “Re: xfc NEW: When God Dreams, 3 of 3. by Snark, rated PG”, in alt.tv.x-files.creative (Usenet)

Forms of waff

Verb
third-person singular presentwaffs
present participlewaffing
past participlewaffed
pastwaffed
alternative formwaugh
Noun
pluralWAFFs

Origin of waff

Acronym of warm and fuzzy feeling(s). Reportedly coined by fans of the television series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993-1997). First attested on alt.tv.lois-n-clark as part of a fandom glossary in January 1996.

Words formed from waff

Phrases with waff

Words that rhyme with waff

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Questions about waff

What does waff mean?
Waff means to bark; to woof.
What part of speech is waff?
Waff can be a verb, a proper noun or a noun.
How do you pronounce waff?
Waff is pronounced /wæf/.
What is the past tense of waff?
The past tense of waff is waffed.

Words near waff in the dictionary

  1. waferless
  2. waferlike
  3. wafers
  4. waferscale
  5. wafery
  6. waff
  7. waffed
  8. Waffen-SS
  9. waffing
  10. waffle
  11. waffle cone

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