Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To bark; yelp.
- Worthless; useless.
- To beat; strike; specifically, in the game of golf, to hit the ground with the club when striking at the ball.
- noun A blow; a heavy thump.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Scot. A blow; a stroke; thud.
- noun (Golf), Scot. or Golf a stroke in which the sole of the club hits the ground and drives the ball aloft.
- verb Scot. or Golf To strike; to beat; to make a baff.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb intransitive, archaic To
bark ;yelp . - noun Geordie
blank - verb To
hit orstrike , especially with something flat or soft. - verb golf To strike the ground with the bottom of the
club when taking a stroke.
Etymologies
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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Aifink mebbe wuz taykin a breff in teh middlol uv a baff.
construktshen wirker - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2010
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Ummm… wai duz da hooman have baff masheen fillded wiff foam bawl pit in da furst place? curious kittehs wanna no.
Video: Kitteh vs. Styrofoam Balls - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2010
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I was finkin dat redd wanted to cheer him up wiffa nice warm baff.
I’m a mean, - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2010
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If u hav a ‘beanbag’ seet, u kneads tu wosh it sumtiems, and teh baff iz teh best plais tu poot teh ‘beens’ wiel it drise.
Video: Kitteh vs. Styrofoam Balls - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2010
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April 11, 2010 at 3:59 pm oh, an teh blakk marble toilet in teh master baff. we gotted taht bafroom re-done right neer hallolween wun yeer. teh naybor saw teh blakk toilet owt in the frunt yard while teh bafroom guy wuz wurking, an sed we shuld keep it owt ther for halolween an have a ghost coming up owt of it.
Me and my bed, you and your jeans. - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2010
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June 3, 2010 at 9:02 pm ai dunnoez abowt dat….ai knoez datt itt taystez gud…butt ! ann entyer baff obbitt?
Basement Cat’s Minion traded his soul - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2010
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Yoo kno teh storee bout teh ownur dat tried to giv her kitteh a baff, dun yoo?
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Imperiyush Grouchi leedin-Man kitteh duz nawt want bubbLOl baff.
I don’t believe it… - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2010
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Dey can haz kitteh baff lik lik tew get ridz uv dirt laeter.
Alright guys, dis no - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2010
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Pooh fing, her wuz so upset, first the drive then the baff.
but….. u sed u lubbed me…. - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2010
reesetee commented on the word baff
In golf, to strike the ground with a club in making a stroke (verb), or a stroke with a club that unduly lofts the ball (noun).
April 4, 2008
bilby commented on the word baff
Sounds like one of those Batman fight scene words.
Baff!
July 18, 2008
hernesheir commented on the word baff
(v.t.): to strike a blow, to beat (Scots dialect, or golf).
(n): a blow, stroke or thud, with special reference to golf, sensu reesetee's previous comment, below.
The word may find its origin as an interjection imitating the sound of a shot or sharp blow.
December 31, 2008
hernesheir commented on the word baff
(v.t.): to strike a blow, to beat (Scots dialect, or golf).
(n): a blow, stroke or thud, with special reference to golf, sensu reesetee's previous comment, below.
The word may find its origin as an interjection imitating the sound of a shot or sharp blow.
December 31, 2008