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GAFFLE

To rip someone off,To get someones money by deceit.To scam someone for thier money by creating a ploy.To get over on a person or persons.
Its an old slang term used in the early part of the 20th century.Depicted in the movie "The Sting".
It was picked up again in the Bay Area in the 1980's(mainly Oakland I believe)
The 3 con artists got together to figure out a way to gaffle the tourists at Jack London square of thier money.
"How about 3 card monty one of them says to the others"?"Yea" another agrees,"these suckers will fall for anything". It should be easy to gaffle these fools the 3rd says.
by Jungle June 18, 2006
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gaffelighting

An attempt to gaslight voters into believing that a babbling dementia patient just has a little stutter
When the media tells you that Dementia Joe just has a little case of the gaffes, they’re gaffelighting you
by Goofball2020 March 15, 2020
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garfer

Slang for a sexually transmitted disease rising in popularity in the United States. Its most common among drug users and the pooper areas. The proper name for "the garf" is Bacterial Intestinal Miracitis. The disorder is known to last over a span of years and can be controlled by sulfonamide class synthetic antibiotics.

The worst fact about the Garf is that there is no known protection against its infection, not even condoms. Symptoms are subtle at first and bloom within a 2 to 3 months. Initial symptoms include fatigue, sleep pattern changes, dry mouth, and muscle ache. Anyone with this disease should be checked in immediately.
Jen gave Tim the garfer so I'll be at his funeral.
by Deirdre November 22, 2004
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Gaffi

When something is not good.
Mostly used by a group of bros and Achmed in particular.
Poll: Ey Achmed I failed flipping the joined.

Achmed: Thats pretty Gaffi man.
by 420xxxAchmedxxx360 September 20, 2019
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giffeying

Coined after German politician Franziska Giffey. Giffeying means pretending to have achieved great goals while not having succeeded in anything substantial while greatly emphasizing oneselfs importance in that said pretended achievement
Elon musk was pretty much only giffeying with the Hyperloop, in the end no results materialized
by Onlycommande June 24, 2022
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half gaff

half gaff is a Scottish term used to describe a party that has a smaller number of people than a usual one.
Half gaff is defined in the Scottish slang folklore as a party with not enough people to call it a full party. For example a 'party' with under 20 people would be defined as a 'half gaff'.
'Thought it was going to be a full on party last night man?'
'Nah not enough people had to be a half gaff bro.'
by djkt June 2, 2017
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gaffer

"I'll have to speak to my gaffer about that"
by Anonymous October 23, 2003
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