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Genetically Engineered Life Form. Gelfs are all that remain of humanity after we render ourselves extinct in the far future, but we leave cultures of mix-matched animals on terraformed planets. Created by Rob Grant and Doug Naylor in the TV show and books of Red Dwarf.
Lister: We've got to shake it. What's over there?
Kryten: Gelf Space.
Lister: It'll never follow us in there.
Rimmer: No because Glefs are untrustworthy dangerous savages, it would be insane.
GELF by Wingy December 28, 2005
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a mythical elven creature which follows you around and is essentially a part of you
sometimes I just want to kill my gelf

I love to play with my gelf
gelf by Kouji March 2, 2008
Guy Everybody Likes Friend. Commonly used by drunken party-goers on the London Underground.
Due to his friendly nature, that one definitely looks like a gelf.
gelf by Gordan Brown October 28, 2009
Gelf by Chobits December 24, 2019
Nathan Lane is a gelf
gelf by Johnny A April 21, 2003
Oh my gawd. His gelf is a crack whore.
gelf by Johnni December 17, 2006