Deffo vs Defo - What's the difference?
deffo | defo |
Definite.
* 2003 , Grace Dent, LBD: it?s a girl thing ,
* 2009 , Joe Stretch, Wildlife ,
* 2009 , Stephen Leonard Lancashire, Immaculate Deception ,
* 2010 , Simon Pegg, Nerd Do Well ,
(slang, Australia, UK, Ireland, Canada) Definitely.
* 2009 , Nick Leather, Billy Wonderful ,
* 2011 , Andrew Fitzpatrick, Strictly Legal ,
* 2011 , Maggie Graham, Me and My Animals ,
As adverbs the difference between defo and deffo
is that defo is slang or abbreviated form of definitely while deffo is definitely.As an adjective deffo is
definite.deffo
English
Adjective
(en adjective)page 45,
- I know for certain they?re not speaking to each other, that?s for deffo , not that I?ve even seen them in the same room over the last week to confirm their silence.
unnumbered page,
- ‘An infection. Nothing serious. They?ll have some colour in them soon, for deffo .’
page 271,
- “Couldn?t say for deffo , probably at least fifteen years old, but I know they don?t make them like these any more for exactly the reason you?ve just seen. The security systems shite.”
page 25,
- Needles wilted under the force of Pegg?s demand, his eyes widened and he seemed to shrink in size, and I can?t say for deffo but I think he probably wet himself.
Adverb
(en adverb)- He told me that he's deffo going to be there tonight.
page 12,
- And I deffo don?t believe in me, cos I?m a proper knobhead, aren?t I, and always have been.
page 128,
- It?s weird, but even though Dosser was only grounded for like two weeks, I was actually starting to kind of miss him, and I deffo would?ve loved to have gone for a good old-fashioned crow-hunt that Saturday afternoon,.
page 142,
- ‘And no giving in at the slightest whimper. Agreed?’
- ‘Deffo !’ He couldn?t see my fingers crossed behind my back.