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naff verb [ naf ]

• go away.
• "she told press photographers to naff off"
Origin: 1950s: euphemism for fuck; compare with eff.

naff adjective

• lacking taste or style.
• "he always went for the most obvious melody he could get, no matter how naff it sounded"
Origin: 1960s: perhaps from Polari.


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