Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To fool around or go about.
- adjective Unstylish, clichéd, or outmoded.
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- adjective UK slang In poor taste.
- adjective Polari
Bad ;tasteless . - adjective UK slang Poorly thought out, not workable, or otherwise not very good.
- adjective Polari
Heterosexual .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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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.
June Books 13) Doctor Who Annual 1971 nwhyte 2010
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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?
Sex: Not the answer but definitely the clue Ms Robinson 2007
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After that I felt kind of naff so we showered and came home to rest.
sheepdip Diary Entry sheepdip 2003
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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".
Anime Nano! 2010
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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.
'The Prisoner' trailer: Ian McKellen makes it all better | EW.com 2009
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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.
On Writing and Creativity: Lessons Learned By My 35th Birthday | The Creative Penn 2010
whichbe commented on the word naff
(Brit. slang) worthless, useless; tacky, tasteless, unfashionable.
May 13, 2008