gaff
A tool consisting of a large metal hook with a handle or pole, especially the one used…A tool consisting of a large metal hook with a handle or pole, especially the one used to pull large fish aboard a boat.
» Pop over to my gaff.
Заскочите ко мне.
Заскочи ко мне.
Загляните ко мне.
Загляни ко мне.
Зайди до мене.
Заскоч до мене.
Meaning
9 sensesA tool consisting of a large metal hook with a handle or pole, especially the one used to pull large fish aboard a boat.
Fischhaken
баго́рbagór
an iron hook with a handle; used for landing large fish
A minor error or faux pas, a gaffe.
We politely ignored his gaff.
A trick or con.
The sideshow feat was just a gaff, but the audience was too proud to admit they'd been fooled.
The upper spar used to control a gaff-rigged sail.
A type of tight, panty-like underwear worn to hold the penis and testicles tucked backwards and make one's genital region look smooth, as if one had a vulva.
Rough or harsh treatment; criticism.
(dated)An outcry; nonsense.
(Ireland, UK, slang)A place of residence.
We're going round to Mike's gaff later to watch the footie.
(UK, dated, slang)A disreputable, low-end theatre.
Examples
4 sentencesPop over to my gaff.
Зайди до мене.
ruЗаскочите ко мне.
I was at his gaff yesterday.
deGestern war ich bei ihm zu Hause.
We're meeting at my gaff at 2.30.
deWir treffen uns um 2.30 Uhr bei mir.
His gaff is slap bang in the city centre.
deSeine Bude ist genau in der Mitte der Innenstadt.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English gaffe, from Old French gaffe, from Old Occitan gaf (“hook”), derivativFrom Middle English gaffe, from Old French gaffe, from Old Occitan gaf (“hook”), derivative of gafar (“to seize”), from 𐌲𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌽 (giban, “to give”). Doublet of gaffe.
Perhaps from Old English gafsprǣc (“buffoonery, scurrility; blasphemous or ribald speech”), from Old English gaf (“base, vile, lewd”) + Old English sprǣc (“language, speech, talk”). Compare Old English gaffetung, gafettung (“scoffing, mockery, derision”).
Unknown. Possibly from Etymology 1, via a sense of “a place that will be robbed” in criminal argot; possibly from Etymology 2, via a sense of "cheap theatre"; possibly from Romani gav (“village”) (whence German Kaff (“village”)).
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