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Meaning of "faffy" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FAFFY

faffy  [ˈfæfɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FAFFY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Faffy is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES FAFFY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Dave the Barbarian

Dave the Barbarian is an American animated television series created by Doug Langdale, co-creator of Project G.e.e.K.e.R., and creator of The Weekenders and Savage Steve Holland, co-creator of "Eek! the Cat", and "The Terrible Thunderlizards", that premiered on January 23, 2004. The show follows a barbarian named Dave, his sisters, uncle, talking sword, and pet dragon on their daily adventures. The show is a Disney Channel Original Series.

Definition of faffy in the English dictionary

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WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FAFFY


baffy
ˈbæfɪ
chaffy
ˈtʃæfɪ
daffy
ˈdæfɪ
draffy
ˈdræfɪ
NAAFI
ˈnæfɪ
planigraphy
ˈplænɪˌɡræfɪ
scaffie
ˈskæfɪ
scaffy
ˈskæfɪ
TAFE
ˈtæfɪ
taffy
ˈtæfɪ
waffie
ˈwæfɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FAFFY

faena
Faenza
faerie
faeries
Faeroe Islands
Faeroes
Faeroese
faery
Faesulae
faff
Fafnir
fag
fag end
fag hag
fagaceous
fagged
fagged out
faggery
fagging
faggot

WORDS THAT END LIKE FAFFY

affy
biffy
buffy
cheffy
cliffy
Duffy
fluffy
gruffy
huffy
iffy
jiffy
miffy
niffy
puffy
scruffy
sniffy
spiffy
stiffy
stuffy
toffy

Synonyms and antonyms of faffy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «faffy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FAFFY

Find out the translation of faffy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of faffy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «faffy» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

faffy
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

faffy
570 millions of speakers

English

faffy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

faffy
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

faffy
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

faffy
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Faffy
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

faffy
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

faffy
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Faham
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

faffy
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

faffy
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

faffy
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Faffy
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

faffy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

faffy
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

निष्फळ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

faffy
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

faffy
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

faffy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

faffy
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

faffy
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

faffy
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

faffy
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

faffy
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

faffy
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of faffy

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FAFFY»

The term «faffy» is normally little used and occupies the 114.606 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of faffy
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «faffy».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FAFFY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «faffy» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «faffy» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about faffy

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FAFFY»

Discover the use of faffy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to faffy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Breaking the Mob
Faffy was carrying a sawed-off shotgun. The defenseless Robert lit off for the house; not dating to take the time to fumble around for his keys, he dashed around the side and into the backyard, which had a chain-link fence that he tried to climb ...
Francis Friel, John Guinther, 2000
2
Mafia Prince: Inside America's Most Violent Mafia Family and ...
Faffy's stillin jailand sois Ciancaglini. Faffy's 64 years old and willbe 68 when he getsout, andChickie is77and will be80when he gets out.Faffy wasa good guy, a good solider. Towards theend, Faffy was the street boss in South Philadelphia.
Philip Leonetti, 2012
3
The Godsons: The Trinity Alliance
Carletto had placed a call to two of his old friends in the Bruno organization, Capo Tommy DelGiorno and his associate Frank "Faffy" Iannarella. The three men had been high school buddies. "How're you and Faffy doing?" "You callin' me ...
Don Gerrard, Carl Palmieri, 2007
4
Papa's Gift
“When you're done our here, do you wan'r To come in and help pull Sunday faffy ?" I asked. “Sure, sounds fun." I had hoped he would. He's fhe nices'r big bro'rher you can imagine. Some of my friends complain abou'r 'rheir older bro'rhers, ...
Julie Ann Flake, 2003
5
Mobfiles: Mobsters, Molls and Murder
We knew Faffy was waiting. We said to go over to the house and stash the guns. " Put one upstairs and one downstairs, but make sure they're accessible. We told Tory and Fafty to hang outside the house and pretend like they're working.
George Anastasia, 2008
6
All My Most Memorable Times Have Been Imagined
Faffy hit me!” None of this is to imply that Faffy did not know how or when to be deferential herself. If Theresa doted on her to the extent of treating her much like a favourite doll, the feelings were certainly, to some extent, reciprocated. Indeed ...
John P Devaney
7
Lady Gold
Luckily, I had made notes about the Faffy call. I read from the page, “Phone conversation lasting four minutes. Subject: Faffy Fortunate" Campo rummaged through a stack of phone records. “Look at this, from the date of the supposed call ,” he ...
Angela Amato, Joe Sharkey, 1998
8
Wise Guys: Stories of Mobsters from Jersey to Vegas
He then promoted his nephew, Phil Leonetti, to under- boss, and elevated Tommy Del and Faffy Iannarella from acting capos to capos. With Salvatore Merlino away in jail and with Scarfo and Leonetti operating primarily in Atlantic City, ...
Clint Willis, 2003
9
Mafia Wipeout: How the Law Put Away an Entire Crime Family
Iannarella and Del Giorno came to the club one day and announced that they had seen Testa, who wished to come to "Faffy's' house to drop off a gift for Faffy's wife who was pregnant. Merlino, who was still a capo, now designated Salvatore  ...
Donald W. Cox, 1992
10
Wide Awake
That very day Tom Wylie and Faffy Sintoes were to give a dialogue in Mr. Hall's room—an elocutionary study from the Iliad; and first a smile, then a snicker that culminated in a roar, went around when Tom came on the stage armed with a tin  ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FAFFY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term faffy is used in the context of the following news items.
1
David Lynch hates graffiti, and Gerhard Richter is shocked by his …
The artist is telling you exactly what he, or she, thinks without any of the faffy bullshit in between. Even if it's just tagging something with a ... «The Guardian, Mar 15»
2
comment-why-its-time-to-go-electric
Thanks to the gearless set-up of your average EV, unlike those sports hatches you'll be challenging at the lights, you won't have any fiddly, faffy ... «Next Green Car, Mar 15»
3
Mountainbiker Meg Bichard tackles the world
Climbing is a bit faffy, although I've got good upper-body strength now, so I think it's helped me." Born in Guernsey, in the English Channel, ... «Nelson Mail, Feb 15»
4
Why walking and good old fashioned wet Welsh weather is just the …
So ever so slightly faffy and time-waste-y and self-indulgent? What of those days? What of making that change? It began in January. It's good ... «WalesOnline, Feb 15»
5
Osprey Rev 1.5 Review
On the minus side: the flip-down phone holder and slightly faffy double sternum-strap system won't suit everyone, but you could always modify ... «OUTDOORSmagic, Feb 15»
6
Five steps to perfect hands
A hand massage sounds a bit faffy and self-indulgent but you will see the benefits in the appearance of your hands and it's also very relaxing. «Irish Independent, Jan 15»
7
Politics Live - readers' edition: Friday 16 January
We did register in the end but it was an unduly faffy process, with three different versions of the same form being sent to us and our returned ... «The Guardian, Jan 15»
8
Samsung Z1 to launch in January as first Tizen smartphone
Samsung's Z1 is an entry-level handset, and marks the South Korean firm's efforts to simplify its naming strategy – hence no faffy 'Galaxy' ... «TrustedReviews, Dec 14»
9
Fancy food, yes, but not just for the well-heeled
Nor is velouté, foam or (surely the current holder of the award for the most pointless, faffy chef-nonsense) flavoured air. That's not to say the ... «Lancashire Evening Post, Nov 14»
10
Wilhelmina Clarke Dies at 89
... May Louise Joseph and Dorothy Joseph; son, Dennis A. Howell; adopted daughter, Sharon "Faffy" Dennis; and grandchildren: Jerrilyn Morris ... «Saint Croix Source, Nov 14»

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