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A tool consisting of a large metal hook with a handle or pole, especially the one used to pull large fish aboard a boat.
A minor error or faux pas.
A trick or con.
(British, Irish, slang) A place of residence.
(nautical) The upper spar used to control a gaff-rigged sail.
A garment worn to hide the genitals by some trans people.
rough or harsh treatment; criticism
Lacking a definition or value.
(mathematics, computing) That does not have a meaning and is thus not assigned an interpretation.
As a noun gaff
is a tool consisting of a large metal hook with a handle or pole, especially the one used to pull large fish aboard a boat or gaff can be rough or harsh treatment; criticism.As a verb gaff
is to use a gaff, especially to land a fish.As an adjective undefined is
lacking a definition or value.gaff
English
(wikipedia gaff)Etymology 1
(etyl), from (etyl) (m), from (etyl) .Alternative forms
* gaffeNoun
(en noun)- We politely ignored his gaff .
- The sideshow feat was a just a gaff , but the audience was too proud to admit they'd been fooled.
- We're going round to Mike's gaff later to watch the footie.
Synonyms
* hakapikDerived terms
* gafferEtymology 2
Perhaps from (etyl)Noun
- {{quote-book
citation, genre= , publisher=The Gutenberg Project , isbn= , page= , passage="Numbers one, two, and five engines have broken down, sir," he called. "Shall we force the remaining three?" / "We can do nothing else," I bellowed into the transmitter. / "They won't stand the gaff', sir," he returned. / "Can you suggest a better plan?" I asked. / "No, sir," he replied. / "Then give them the ' gaff , lieutenant," I shouted back, and hung up the receiver. }}
References
* Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia, gaff * New Oxford American Dictionary, gaff[2]Anagrams
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English
Adjective
(wikipedia undefined) (-)- The result of division by zero is undefined .