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noun
Idioms 1.
harsh treatment or criticism: All the gaff he took never made him bitter.
2.
stand/take the gaff, Slang. to weather hardship or strain; endure patiently.
Origin:
1895–1900, Americanism; compare earlier British use: nonsense, humbug, Scots dial.: loud laugh, guffaw; of uncertain origin; cf. guff
1895–1900, Americanism; compare earlier British use: nonsense, humbug, Scots dial.: loud laugh, guffaw; of uncertain origin; cf. guff
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gaff1 (ɡæf) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | angling a stiff pole with a stout prong or hook attached for landing large fish |
| 2. | nautical a boom hoisted aft of a mast to support a gaffsail |
| 3. | a metal spur fixed to the leg of a gamecock |
| —vb | |
| 4. | angling to hook or land (a fish) with a gaff |
| 5. | slang to cheat; hoax |
| [C13: from French gaffe, from Provençal gaf boathook] | |
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| gaff2 (ɡæf) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | slang foolish talk; nonsense |
| 2. | slang (Brit) blow the gaff to divulge a secret |
| 3. | slang chiefly (US), (Canadian) stand the gaff to endure ridicule, difficulties, etc |
| [C19: of unknown origin] | |
| gaff3 (ɡæf) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a person's home, esp a flat |
| 2. | Also called: penny-gaff a cheap or low-class place of entertainment, esp a cheap theatre or music hall in Victorian England |
| [C18: of unknown origin] | |
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Word Origin & History
gaff
"iron hook," 1725, gaffe, from Fr. gaffe "boat hook" (see gaffe). Specifically of the hook on a fishing spear from 1650s.
gaff
"loud, rude talk," 1825, from Scottish dialect, perhaps a survival of O.E. gafspraec "blasphemous or ribald speech," or from gaff (1), and cf. gaffe.
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Idioms & Phrases
stand the gaff
Take severe criticism or other adversity in stride, as in If you can't stand the gaff, don't try running for office. [Slang; late 1800s]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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