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Meaning of "naffing" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF NAFFING

naffing  [ˈnæfɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NAFFING

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

WHAT DOES NAFFING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of naffing in the English dictionary

The definition of naffing in the dictionary is you use naffing to emphasize how much you dislike something or someone.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NAFFING


briefing
ˈbriːfɪŋ
buffing
ˈbʌfɪŋ
channel-surfing
ˈtʃænəlsɜːfɪŋ
coughing
ˈkɒfɪŋ
debriefing
ˌdiːˈbriːfɪŋ
effing
ˈɛfɪŋ
golfing
ˈɡɒlfɪŋ
huffing
ˈhʌfɪŋ
kitesurfing
ˈkaɪtˌsɜːfɪŋ
laughing
ˈlɑːfɪŋ
morphing
ˈmɔːfɪŋ
roofing
ˈruːfɪŋ
rustproofing
ˈrʌstˌpruːfɪŋ
sniffing
ˈsnɪfɪŋ
staffing
ˈstɑːfɪŋ
strafing
ˈstrɑːfɪŋ
stuffing
ˈstʌfɪŋ
surfing
ˈsɜːfɪŋ
waterproofing
ˈwɔːtəpruːfɪŋ
windsurfing
ˈwɪndˌsɜːfɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NAFFING

nadors
NADP
NADPH
nads
nae
naeve
naevi
naevoid
naevus
naff
naff off
naffly
naffness
NAFTA
nag
Naga
Nagaland
nagana
Nagano
nagapie

WORDS THAT END LIKE NAFFING

astroturfing
ballot-box stuffing
bodysurfing
chuffing
coiffing
crowd surfing
glue-sniffing
huffing and puffing
in the offing
offing
overstaffing
press briefing
safe surfing
scoffing
soundproofing
spiffing
spoofing
swoffing
tiffing
understaffing

Synonyms and antonyms of naffing in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «naffing» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NAFFING

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

Translator English - Chinese

naffing
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

naffing
570 millions of speakers

English

naffing
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

naffing
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

naffing
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

naffing
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

naffing
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

naffing
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

naffing
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Naffing
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

naffing
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

naffing
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

naffing
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Naffing
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

naffing
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

naffing
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नफ्फिंग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

naffing
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

naffing
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

naffing
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

naffing
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

naffing
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

naffing
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

naffing
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

naffing
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

naffing
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of naffing

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NAFFING»

The term «naffing» is barely ever used and occupies the 204.717 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NAFFING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «naffing» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «naffing» 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 naffing

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NAFFING»

Discover the use of naffing in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to naffing and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Keith Waterhouse: Collected Plays
BILLY: Yeh – you and whose army? ARTHUR: I'm not talking about me. I'm talking about somebody else. BILLY: Who? ARTHUR: Somebody's brother. BILLY:Whose naffing brother? Whatare you talkingabout? ARTHUR: Rita's naffing brother.
Keith Waterhouse, 2012
2
Chav: The Play
Sean: You're right it sounds simple, it sounds too naffing simple! What's the catch ? Murk: Other than the fact that you don't really have a choice I don't see one. Lulu: Why us? Murk: Well when I arranged for the Police to get a sample of Bile I  ...
Ian Warner
3
Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang
1959–. CUSTOM CAR Go and get yourself naffed, you chauvinistic, capitalistic leper (1977); SUNDAY TIMES Princess Anne. . . lost her temper with persistent photographers and told them to 'naff off' (1982). Hence naffing adjective Used as an ...
John Ayto, John Simpson, 2010
4
Kiss me softly, Amy Turtle
The nhs costs the working man naffing millions and you can't even make the effort to serve us a breakfast biscuit. I mean, naffing Nora, would it kill you?' Eventually, his words became a meaningless drone of naffing this, naffing that and naffing ...
Paul McDonald, 2004
5
The Magnificent Wilf
A table had been set up there; and a Naffing, operating a sort of vacuum cleaner, was busy cleaning up a few last spots of pale blood. Bu Hjark, wearing a few neat bandages, his sword replaced, was standing by the table directing the Naffing.
Gordon R Dickson, 2013
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Mindspan
A Naffing, operating a sort of vacuum cleaner, was busy cleaning up a few last spots of pale blood. Bu Hjark, wearing a few neat bandages, his sword replaced, was standing by the table directing the Naffing. Tom gained a ringside position, ...
Gordon R. Dickson, 1986
7
A Dictionary of Archaic & Provincial Words, Obsolete ...
Wilts. NACKING. A handkerchief. Cornw. NADDE. Forne hadde, had not. (A.-S.) NADDLING. Nodding. Devon. NvEVE. A spot; a fault. (Lat.) NAF. The pudendum muliebre. North. NAFFING. Grumbling; haggling. North. NAG. To nick, chip, or slit.
James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps, 1852
8
The Political State of Great Britain
... whom l join together, in this Circumstance, only to shew the Folly as well as M/ ickedmst of ar'naffing exorbitant Wealth, and the Vanity os a Private Man's building sumpnmu Palatu. The seizing os Hamþton Court and Whinball, for the use os ...
‎1728
9
Jamieson's Dictionary of the Scottish language: in which the ...
Nab, a blow NAFFING, s. Frivolous chat, S. V. Nvars. on the head.” Gall. Encycl. V . Kmr, s. id. To NAG, v. a. To strike smartly, Lanarks. To NAB, v. a. To strike ; to peck, S. perh. from neb, To NAG, v. n. To gibe; to taunt ; to tease with unNABALISH ...
John Jamieson, 1867
10
Journals of the House of Lords
... in the Countv of " Lfflffl/n, near the Guide Post on the Foss Road hear " B/ng/zu/ n, in the said County of Naffing/iani;" to which they desire the Concurrence of this House. Message from ILC. to retuni le. Blusinlnllsss A IVIeslsi-zige was brought ...
Great Britain House of Lords, 1770

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NAFFING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term naffing is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Polls on eve of Julia Gillard's coup painted picture she wanted to see
Like, now we are told how they are all behind Shorten and he has done "naffing wrong" We know that behind the scenes there will be another ... «The Australian, Jun 15»
2
Mercedes-AMG C63: Review
... obvious difference in pace between the standard 476hp C63 and the 510hp C63 S. Both were - to use the technical expression - naffing fast. «Pistonheads.com, May 15»
3
Modern Masters, English National Ballet, Sadler's Wells
Yes, there's some naffing around with swords and dresses on wheels, which walks a line between funny and dated kitsch, but I still think ... «The Arts Desk, Mar 15»
4
BMW M's new boss: PH Meets
Considering the radically different mindsets of the two companies when it comes to the serious business of going naffing fast, that's like ... «Pistonheads.com, Feb 15»
5
Radical SR8 RSX and SR3 RSX
Radical has been making naffing fast buy-and-fly racecars for years, but the new SR8 RSX - recently unveiled in Barcelona - is the quickest of ... «Pistonheads.com, Nov 14»
6
14 reasons why it's not just about F1 in 2014
Kubica has proved himself to be an astonishingly versatile driver, happy dealing with 5g lateral cornering forces or naffing past trees in full ... «Top Gear, Mar 14»
7
The real joke about today's foul-mouthed comedians? They're just …
If you tried to remake Porridge now, you couldn't say 'naffing'. It would sound archaic, like 'golly gosh' or 'cripes', because the F-word has ... «Daily Mail, Dec 13»
8
'The X Factor' Tenth Anniversary Show: Live Blog
21:14If Tamera isn't in the bottom two tomorrow night after naffing that up and then appearing completely unrepentant, we'll eat our 10th ... «Digital Spy UK, Nov 13»
9
Skoda Rapid Spaceback Review
If you want to get really geeky you can call it a 'notchback', but essentially it was a hatchback with a naffing-great 550-litre boot. Sadly we British ... «Recombu, Oct 13»
10
Motoring review: Honda CR-V
Spring isn't really the time for tearing up fields testing them, but thankfully it has been naffing cold and four-wheel drive has come in useful on ... «The Independent, Apr 13»

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« EDUCALINGO. Naffing [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/naffing>. Apr 2024 ».
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