naff (redirected from naffness)

naff ¹  (nf)

adj. Chiefly British Slang

Unstylish, clichéd, or outmoded.

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[Possibly of dialectal origin.]

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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.

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[Origin unknown.]

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naff [næf]

adj

Brit slang inferior; in poor taste

[perhaps back slang for fan, short for fanny]

naffness  n

Thesaurus

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), piss-poor (slang), chickenshit (U.S. slang), strictly for the birds (informal), twopenny-halfpenny This music is really naff.
fine, excellent, superior, first-class, exceptional, high-quality, first-rate

Translations

naff [næf] ADJ (naffer (compar) (naffest (superl))) (= in poor taste) → de mal gusto, hortera(Sp) ; (= inferior) → ordinario, inferior

naff off VI + ADV naff off → vete a paseo, vete al cuerno

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naff [ˈnæf] (British) adj → ringard(e)

naff off

vi (British) → foutre le camp >
Naff off! → Foutez le camp!

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naff

adj (Brit inf)

(= stupid) idea, thing to do, suggestion → blöd (inf)

(= not much use) management, company → lahm (inf); computer, gadget etc → nutzlos; this new monitor’s a bit naff → dieser neue Monitor bringts nicht (inf) → or ist nicht das Wahre (inf)

(= not perceived as good style) colour, jacket, tie, design, book cover, car → ordinär; it looks a bit naff, doesn’t it? → es sieht nicht gerade schick aus, oder?

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naff → قديم الطراز nevkusný slem blöd κακόγουστος hortera, inútil typerä naze bez stila grottesco 趣味が悪い 구식의 waardeloos dårlig niegustowny cafona, deselegante безвкусный värdelös ซึ่งขาดรสนิยม salaş không hợp thời trang 不时髦的