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naff¹ (n

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adj. Chiefly British Slang

Unstylish, clichéd, or outmoded.

[Possibly of dialectal origin.]

naff

Adjective

Brit slang in poor taste: naff frocks and trouser suits [perhaps back slang from fan, short for fanny]

naffness n

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naff

adjective Brit. (slang) bad, poor, inferior, worthless, pants (slang) duff Brit. (informal) shabby, second-rate, shoddy, low-grade, low-quality, trashy, substandard, for the birds (informal) crappy (slang) valueless, rubbishy, poxy (slang) strictly for the birds (informal) twopenny-halfpenny, bodger or bodgie Austral. (slang) << OPPOSITE excellent

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naff [næf] (Brit) (inf) adj → nul(le)

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