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Jeff

[ jef ]

noun

  1. a male given name, form of Jeffrey.


jeff

/ dʒɛf /

verb

  1. to downsize or close down (an organization)
  2. to reduce (staff numbers) or dismiss (an employee)
  3. to spoil or destroy ruthlessly


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Jeff1

C20: named after Jeff Kennett, former premier of the state of Victoria, Australia

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Example Sentences

When the authors Thomas Gryta and Ted Mann interviewed Immelt’s former co-workers, those colleagues would routinely start by saying “Jeff is a friend, but …” — and then they’d lay into him for all the bad things that happened on his watch.

Jeff is going to remain with Amazon in a very important role as executive chair.

Another company looking to turn low-key space missions into a business is Blue Origin, a Jeff Bezos venture funded in part through the sale of his Amazon stock holdings.

Brown-Powers was at the clinic the morning that Jim’s brother, Jeff, came to collect the car.

So I thought that maybe Jeff was starting to support our team and support the kinds of stuff we were doing.

At 1:42 a.m., a commenter bluntly asked: “Jeff, Is it true you are a convicted sex offender?”

Brother Victor had taught my brother, Jeff, the previous year with far greater success.

Get ready to bid farewell to the spitfire Bobby Bottleservice and big booty player Ref Jeff.

Now Jeff Bezos has focused his sights on populating distant galaxies.

But Jeff, who began his foray into pot gastronomy as a hobby, is rapidly turning it into a full-time pot-repreneurial business.

I ain't a gwine ter back daown naow; but I dew jest wish Jeff Hyer wuz along.

Yes, that was Jeff Weedham at the wheel, and beside him were two other young people—a girl and a redheaded man.

But momentum was sufficient to carry Jeff Weedham's roadster out onto the road.

With that in mind, he parked Jeff Weedham's car and stepped out into the rain, his black cape wrapped around him.

Jeff Weedham is going to have to pull something pretty soon to pick up circulation.

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