naff

British slang, today meaning uncool, tacky, unfashionable, worthless... or as a softer expletive, in places where one might use "fuck" as in "naff off", "naff all", "naffing about".

Origins of the word are disputed, but it appears to have come from Polari (gay slang), used to dismissively refer to heterosexual people. It was introduced as a less offensive expletive verb ("naff off") in the '70s UK television show, Porridge. "Naff off!" was famously used by Princess Anne in 1982.

Naff the naffing naffers.

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naff

British slang, describes something that is stupid, lame or unpalatable.

That party was naff — they ran out of beer, and the people were way too uptight.

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naff

1. Of poor quality - in particular, tacky or obvious in some way.
2. Can be used in virtually any context that "fuck" can (but not used to denote coitus) only way classier, and sounds much better.

1. That song is SOO naff
2. naff off, I can't be naffed, stop naffing around, etcetera

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naff

Basically something uncool. Can also be used to tell someone to naff off; a politer way of telling them to fuck off. UK Slang.

Those shoes are so naff.

Just naff off!

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naff

Naff (n) has been adopted as a South African slang word that describes someone who is very emotional, tender and timid. Such a person does not act bravely and is very susceptible to being given frights.

Nolan looks like a naff standing there in his blanket with sleeves.

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naff

Unbearably and embarrassingly out of fashion and nerdy.

Naff things are: Parents trying to dnace to "modern" music, blue eyeshadow, blokes who ear socks with sandals, pigtails.

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naff

brithish slang for uncool, loser, tacky, and strange, used often for people with less swag than you.

"Alondra and erika they got swag there sooooo not naff"

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