Naff vs Gaff - What's the difference?
naff | gaff |
In poor taste.
(Polari) Bad; tasteless.
Poorly thought out, not workable, or otherwise not very good.
(Polari) Heterosexual.
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
As a proper noun naff
is .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.naff
English
Adjective
(er)- That tie is a bit naff , don’t you think?
- That’s a really naff example.
Derived terms
* naff all * naff off (a euphemism for fuck off).References
*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
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