Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Slang Excellent; first-rate.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. See dif- and de-.
- A simplified spelling of deaf.
- An abbreviation of defendant;
- of defined;
- of definite;
- of definition.
Wiktionary
- abbr. deficit
- abbr. definitely
- abbr. definition
- adj. US, slang very good (short for "definitive" or "definitely")
Etymologies
- Short for definite. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“{dsPreGameAwayLeaders:: rebounds/@playerName}, {dsPreGameAwayLeaders:: rebounds/@def} def”
“{dsPreGameAwayLeaders:: rebounds / @playerName}, {dsPreGameAwayLeaders:: rebounds / @def} def”
“LIANE HANSEN, host: The word def, spelled D-E-F, has been a part of the hip-hop lexicon since the early 1980s.”
“SmugMug charges $150 yearly, but says their high def is bigger and better than the other guys and worth paying for.”
“Watching sports and being mindlessly entertained in hi-def is now trumpeted as an all-consuming lifestyle with no thought required: they supply the mythology, it's our job to consume it.”
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“Photodex’s programs also work with video clips, but it’s with photos where the high-def is more dramatic, says Schmidt.”
“SchoolMember. __init__ (self, name, age) self. salary = salary print '(Initialized Teacher: % s)' % self. name def tell (self):”
“SchoolMember. __init__ (self, name, age) self. marks = marks print '(Initialized Student: % s)' % self. name def tell (self):”
“Video recording on the 7010 is disappointing-footage looks fine, for standard-def, that is.”
“Nuria Llagostera Vives/Anabel Medina Garrigues, Spain def.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘def’.
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3-letter Scrabble Words
aah, aal, aas, aba, abo, abs, aby, ace, act, add, ado, ads and 995 more...
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Fav abbreviations
In an age of texting, it's better if it can be said shorter . . .
fav, fam, obvi, totes, def, v., din, whatev, ridic, bellig, pix, alkie and 3 more...
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the hotlist
short, sweet, epic, catchy, sassy, sexy & sizzling.
( personal list, randomness )
more:
http://www.wordnik.com/lists/...zing, epic, win, fail, hot, warp, times, clip, onyx, wonky, pwn, leet and 1493 more...
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Fashionable Alternatives
Fashionable in two syllables or less. Words that fade quickly.
in vogue, spiffy, chic, smart, snappy, trendy, tasty, au courant, downtown, hep, hip, cool and 26 more...
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Ruby Reserved Words
alias, and, begin, break, case, class, def, defined?, do, else, elsif, end and 26 more...
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american english
jesus handle, newscaster, motherfucker, rad, def, gerrymander, michigander, governator, jock, bullshit, badass, trash and 10 more...
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