An 1800's term to indicate that somebody is extremely drunk. It comes from the mispronouncing of 'half' in 'half pint of beer' to 'arf'. 'Arf arf and arf' would therefore indicate a high volume of alcohol has been drunk by the individual.
“Look at Gerry. He's staggering around all over the place.”
“Aye, definitely arfarfan'arf, isn't he?”
“Aye, definitely arfarfan'arf, isn't he?”
by C L G January 31, 2021