Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- adj. Chiefly British Slang Unstylish, clichéd, or outmoded.
- intransitive v. Chiefly British Slang To fool around or go about: "naffing about in a tutu” ( Suzanne Lowry).
- naff off Used in the imperative as a signal of angry dismissal.
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- adj. In poor taste.
- adj. Bad; tasteless.
- adj. Poorly thought out, not workable, or otherwise not very good.
- adj. Heterosexual.
Etymologies
Examples
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Somehow tying the format down to Earth, with the threesome of Brigadier, Liz and Doctor, must have prevented the writer (s) from turning in naff space opera tales.
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Yes, it was a bit naff, and isn't using that word naff almost a naff-ness in itself these days?
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After that I felt kind of naff so we showered and came home to rest.
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If they did, and found “Gaudi’s modernist masterpiece” there, they would call it naff.
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I first saw it as a preview in an issue of Yen Plus and my initial thoughts were "naff".
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Okay, I have no idea what "naff" is supposed to mean.
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London, Nov 15: People who dismissed fake Christmas trees as 'naff' will now have to eat up their own words, for a department store in London is now selling "the most realistic fake tree ever" and making quite a fortune out of it.
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It looks like a neutered, naff, bland, late 90s, crummy Bourne Identity ripoff.
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The main story was a bit naff but it's at least feels like a good old fashioned Romero zombie film which is more than I can say for 'Diary'.
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I was apprehensive about my imagination being lacking or my story being naff.
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whichbe commented on the word naff
(Brit. slang) worthless, useless; tacky, tasteless, unfashionable.
May 13, 2008