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naff [naf] Pronunciation Key Chiefly British Slang.

–adjective

1.	unstylish; lacking taste; inferior.

–verb (used without object)

2.	to goof off; fool around (often fol. by around or about).

—Verb phrase

3.	naff off go away: used as an exclamation of impatience.

—Related forms

naffness, noun

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naff¹ Audio Help (nāf) Pronunciation Key
adj. Chiefly British Slang
Unstylish, clichéd, or outmoded.

[Possibly of dialectal origin.]

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naff² Audio Help (nāf) Pronunciation Key
intr.v. naff·ed, naff·ing, naffs Chiefly British Slang
To fool around or go about: "naffing about in a tutu" (Suzanne Lowry).

Phrasal Verb(s):
naff off
Used in the imperative as a signal of angry dismissal.

[Origin unknown.]

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