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naff off

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naff 1  (nf)
adj. Chiefly British Slang
Unstylish, clichéd, or outmoded.

[Possibly of dialectal origin.]

naff 2  (nf)
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:
naff off
Used in the imperative as a signal of angry dismissal.

[Origin unknown.]

naff off
sentence substitute
Brit slang a forceful expression of dismissal or contempt
Translations
? naff off
vi (Brit inf) → verschwinden (inf); naff off! (= go away)hau ab! (inf); (expressing refusal) → du spinnst wohl!


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