Meaning

2 senses
  1. (Commonwealth, Ireland, Polari, UK, colloquial)Bad; tasteless, poorly thought out, not workable; tacky.

    That tie is a bit naff, don’t you think?

    отстойныйotstojnyj, по́шлыйpóšlyj

  2. (Polari)Heterosexual.

Examples

5 sentences
  1. Tom thinks leather trousers are naff.

    Том вважає шкіряні штани позбавленими смаку.

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  2. My new phone case is a bit naff.

    Новий чохол для мого телефону, можна сказати, позбавлений смаку.

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  3. In their culture, asking direct questions is socially naff.

    У їхній культурі, ставити прямі запитання вважається чимось соціально неприйнятним.

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  4. Your pyjamas are naff.

    У тебе негарна піжама.

    deDein Pyjama geht gar nicht.

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  5. "Give us a kiss." "Your pyjamas are naff." "I'll take them off if you like." "Nah, you're all right."

    de„Küß mich!“ – „Dein Pyjama geht gar nicht.“ – „Ich kann ihn ja ausziehen, wenn du willst.“ – „Ne, laß mal stecken!“

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Translations

2 languages
Русский
in poor taste, not workable:

Origin

Perhaps from Polari, 1960s. Further etymology unknown; perhaps a conscious corruption of e

Perhaps from Polari, 1960s. Further etymology unknown; perhaps a conscious corruption of either fanny or eff (off) (see naff off).

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Forms

naffer, naffest
Comparativenaffer Lesson
Superlativenaffest Lesson

regular

Word family

5 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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