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naff 1
(năf)adj. Chiefly British Slang
Unstylish, clichéd, or outmoded.
[Possibly of dialectal origin.]
naff′ness n.
naff 2
(năf)intr.v. naffed, naff·ing, naffs Chiefly British Slang
Phrasal Verb: To fool around or go about: "naffing about in a tutu" (Suzanne Lowry).
naff off
Used in the imperative as a signal of angry dismissal.
[Origin unknown.]
naff
(næf)adj
slang Brit inferior; in poor taste
[C19: perhaps back slang for fan, short for fanny]
ˈnaffness 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), 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
fine, excellent, superior, first-class, exceptional, high-quality, first-rate
Translations
nevkusný
slem
typerä
staromodan
趣味が悪い
구식의
värdelös
ซึ่งขาดรสนิยม
không hợp thời trang
naff
[ˈnæf] (British) adj → ringard(e)naff off
vi (British) → foutre le camp Naff off! → Foutez le camp!
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?