naff
Meaning
- (British, Commonwealth, Ireland, Polari, colloquial) Bad; tasteless, poorly thought out, not workable.
- (Polari) Heterosexual.
Synonyms
Translations
heterosexual
blöd
démodé
etero
heteroseksueel
heterossexualPronounced as (IPA)
/næf/
Etymology
Perhaps from Polari, 1960s. Further etymology unknown; perhaps a conscious corruption of either fanny or eff (off) (see naff off).
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