Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A trademark for a variety of foam rubber toys.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A Middle English form of
nerve .
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Examples
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Making everything out of Nerf is no way to instill survival skills.
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Making everything out of Nerf is no way to instill survival skills.
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I assume race has something to do with it – it couldn’t possibly be that Nerf is a much more well known trademark strongly associated with foamguns.
The Volokh Conspiracy » “Black Barbie Sold for Less Than White Barbie at Walmart Store” 2010
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Another toy tipped for success is an orange gun called the Nerf N-Strike Stampede ECS (£54.99), an AK-47-sized fully automatic weapon which fires foam bullets and includes a "blast shield" to deflect an incoming fire.
Monopoly Revolution predicted to be Christmas toy bestseller Helen Pidd 2010
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Other toys that are already becoming hard to find include Mattel's Mindflex, which measures brain activity through a helmet, a Nerf dart thrower called Nerf N Strike from Hasbro Inc. and Barbie Fashionista, who can twist her hips and strike other poses.
unknown title 2009
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Other toys that are already becoming hard to find include Mattel's Mindflex, which measures brain activity through a helmet, a Nerf dart thrower called Nerf N Strike from Hasbro Inc. and Barbie Fashionista, who can twist her hips and strike other poses.
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(WXYZ) Hasbro Inc. is recalling a Nerf toy that could pose a safety risk for children.
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Searches for "American Girl," a popular series of dolls and books, spiked 70 percent over the past week compared with the same week a year earlier, while "Nerf" jumped 50 percent, according to Google data.
Retailers report strong holiday sales online and in stores Ylan Q. Mui 2010
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Searches for "American Girl," a popular series of dolls and books, spiked 70 percent over the past week compared with the same week a year earlier, while "Nerf" jumped 50 percent, according to Google data.
Retailers report strong holiday sales online and in stores Ylan Q. Mui 2010
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Searches for "American Girl," a popular doll and book series, spiked 70 percent over the past week, while "Nerf" jumped 50 percent, according to Google data.
Cyber Monday wraps up Thanksgiving shopping bonanza Ylan Mui 2010
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