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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.
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.
by J Blithe
October 01, 2005
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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.
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
2. naff off, I can't be naffed, stop naffing around, etcetera
by Whapcapn
January 23, 2006
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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.
by jessickuhh
September 07, 2008
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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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September 14, 2011
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