shufti
shufti · shuftis
A brief glanceA brief glance.
/ˈʃʊf.ti/
» Let's have a shufti.
Lass mich mal ein Auge drauf werfen.
Meaning
1 senses(UK, slang)A brief glance.
More definitions
- a quick look around (originally military slang)
Examples
1 sentencesLet's have a shufti.
deLass mich mal ein Auge drauf werfen. — pne
Origin
UK 1940s, originally military slang. From Egyptian Arabic شُفْتِ، شُفْتِي (šufti, “have yoUK 1940s, originally military slang. From Egyptian Arabic شُفْتِ، شُفْتِي (šufti, “have you seen?”, literally “you saw”), a conjugation of شَاف (šāf, “to see”).
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