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verb nafnæf [no object]usually in imperative naff offBritish informal 1Go away. 〈英，非正式〉走开 she told press photographers to naff off 她叫新闻摄影师们走开。 Example sentencesExamples - That is when you naff off to the loos for a snooze (toilet roll makes for handy pillow) or dash to the shopping centre.
- But I'm sure I'll bung some things on tomorrow before I naff off.
- Let's face it, my killer clean cut looks are spoiled until these little horrors naff off.
- By that I mean that if you are favourable towards marriage and the two married people concerned are not married to each other, you can tell them to naff off.
- I know that a corporate did approach the Alliance many moons ago and request a wee policy change and was told to naff off.
- They naff off and do their own thing for practically most of the story, only to turn up at the very end when it suits them.
- Finally after two weeks of snottyness, the cold appears to have admitted defeat and naffed off back into the ether.
- So I'll naff off, and look like I'm doing something at work for once.
Synonyms go away, depart, leave, take off, get out, get out of my sight - 1.1as adjective naffing Used to emphasize annoyance.
又搞那么多该死的条条框框！ Synonyms damn, damned, blasted, blessed, flaming, precious, confounded, rotten
Origin1950s: euphemism for fuck; compare with eff. The first recorded example of naff, meaning ‘lacking taste or style’, is from the script of the BBC radio programme Round the Horne by Barry Took and Marty Feldman (1966): ‘I couldn't be doing with a garden like this. I mean all them horrible little naff gnomes.’ One of the most popular theories about its origin is the suggestion that the word was formed from the initial letters of Normal As F— or Not Available For F—ing, but more likely is the idea that it is from Polari (a form of theatrical slang incorporating Italian words, rhyming slang, and Romany, used especially by gay people), and that it comes ultimately from Italian gnaffa ‘despicable person’. Naff off, meaning ‘go away!’, is probably a different word, which may be a variant of eff, as in ‘eff off!’ Its first recorded use is from Keith Waterhouse's novel Billy Liar (1959): ‘Naff off, Stamp, for Christ sake!’ It was often used in the script of the BBC comedy series Porridge as an acceptable substitute for the bad language characteristically used in prison, and in 1982 Princess Anne was famously supposed to have told reporters to ‘Naff off!’ when they photographed her after she had fallen from her horse.
Rhymescaff, carafe, faff, gaff, gaffe, Najaf, piaffe, Taff adjective nafnæf British informal Lacking taste or style. 〈英，非正式〉蹩脚的；不时髦的 he always went for the most obvious melody he could get, no matter how naff it sounded 他经常花钱买一些平淡无奇的曲调，不管听上去多么乏味。 Example sentencesExamples - This may sound naff, but I hold it to my heart and tell her I love her.
- Here's an idea for them - I know it's naff but it would be fantastic.
- I thought it would be naff, but wound up having a fabulous time.
- That said, the title track, first up on the album, sounds like a naff car commercial.
- He died his short hair black and it looked good, not naff.
- Just reading the tracklisting convinces you it's going to be naff.
- It will instead become a source of genteel relaxation for the new middle classes, who find pub culture naff and club culture exhausting.
- However, while this sounds like a naff publicity seeking idea, we really rather like it.
- Celebrity endorsements have always been naff and frequently backfire horribly.
- Some of them sound okay, some sound naff, but they're mine and I stand by them.
- It's a place I feel a little funny about, because when I was in my teens and early 20s, there was no shop more naff on the high street.
- And don't be too horrified at some of the naff singles I've ended up with over the years.
- Their monologues, pretentious, thick or plain naff, provide a sort of alternative history for the age of celebrity.
- This is a really naff thing you are forced to do in school.
- Of all his naff hairstyles, there was a general agreement this was the naffest.
- Ok, so stuffed eggs are a bit naff and seventies, but they still taste good!
- It's pretty naff, but as I missed it first time around I think it's my duty to sit through it twenty years on.
- The attractions are family-friendly without being naff, and the helpful park staff are marvellous.
- For a naff makeover lifestyle show, there was something about it which was really rather heartwarming.
- I've done some pretty naff things over the years, in the name of my work and it paid off.
Synonyms substandard, below standard, bad, inferior, poor, poor-quality, low-grade
Derivativesnoun British informal In mighty bright white, with black details down the sides, it's understated, easy to get dirty but still nice and without a hint of naffness. Example sentencesExamples - Drier styles became more popular, to the point where admitting to a preference for sweet red fizz was the ultimate in naffness.
- This all leads to a slight air of charm to proceedings or naffness depending on your point of view.
- I don't have a single clue why I bothered, because the mere concept is depressing - this is the kind of hopeless naffness you get sucked into when you don't have a life.
- I don't think they were serious but it does show you the level of naffness and the extent to which criticism can bite.
Origin1960s: perhaps from Polari. verbnafnæf [no object]naff offBritish informal Go away. 〈英，非正式〉走开 she told press photographers to naff off 她叫新闻摄影师们走开。 Example sentencesExamples - But I'm sure I'll bung some things on tomorrow before I naff off.
- That is when you naff off to the loos for a snooze (toilet roll makes for handy pillow) or dash to the shopping centre.
- They naff off and do their own thing for practically most of the story, only to turn up at the very end when it suits them.
- So I'll naff off, and look like I'm doing something at work for once.
- By that I mean that if you are favourable towards marriage and the two married people concerned are not married to each other, you can tell them to naff off.
- I know that a corporate did approach the Alliance many moons ago and request a wee policy change and was told to naff off.
- Finally after two weeks of snottyness, the cold appears to have admitted defeat and naffed off back into the ether.
- Let's face it, my killer clean cut looks are spoiled until these little horrors naff off.
Synonyms go away, depart, leave, take off, get out, get out of my sight
Origin1950s: euphemism for fuck; compare with eff. adjectivenafnæf British informal Lacking taste or style. 〈英，非正式〉蹩脚的；不时髦的 he always went for the most obvious melody he could get, no matter how naff it sounded 他经常花钱买一些平淡无奇的曲调，不管听上去多么乏味。 Example sentencesExamples - He died his short hair black and it looked good, not naff.
- Their monologues, pretentious, thick or plain naff, provide a sort of alternative history for the age of celebrity.
- It's a place I feel a little funny about, because when I was in my teens and early 20s, there was no shop more naff on the high street.
- Just reading the tracklisting convinces you it's going to be naff.
- For a naff makeover lifestyle show, there was something about it which was really rather heartwarming.
- It's pretty naff, but as I missed it first time around I think it's my duty to sit through it twenty years on.
- And don't be too horrified at some of the naff singles I've ended up with over the years.
- Here's an idea for them - I know it's naff but it would be fantastic.
- I've done some pretty naff things over the years, in the name of my work and it paid off.
- It will instead become a source of genteel relaxation for the new middle classes, who find pub culture naff and club culture exhausting.
- Some of them sound okay, some sound naff, but they're mine and I stand by them.
- That said, the title track, first up on the album, sounds like a naff car commercial.
- I thought it would be naff, but wound up having a fabulous time.
- Ok, so stuffed eggs are a bit naff and seventies, but they still taste good!
- Celebrity endorsements have always been naff and frequently backfire horribly.
- The attractions are family-friendly without being naff, and the helpful park staff are marvellous.
- This may sound naff, but I hold it to my heart and tell her I love her.
- However, while this sounds like a naff publicity seeking idea, we really rather like it.
- This is a really naff thing you are forced to do in school.
- Of all his naff hairstyles, there was a general agreement this was the naffest.
Synonyms substandard, below standard, bad, inferior, poor, poor-quality, low-grade
Origin1960s: perhaps from Polari. |