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Definition of be naff
naff
adjective
- really bad, unfashionable, or of very low quality.
That song's naff.
I'm not interested in that naff stuff.
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Last edited on May 31 2004. Submitted by Matthew R. from Blackpool, United Kingdom on May 31 2004.
- rubbish, of poor quality. Origin: popularized by British sitcom Porridge.
What a naff sweater!
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- See more words with the same meaning: bad, poor, sucks, common, generally displeasing.
Last edited on Feb 13 2006. Submitted by Robbie G. from Stroud, Hampshire, UK on Feb 13 2006.
- acronym for "not available for fucking". That is, a heterosexual who is uninterested in homosexual sex.
He's naff!
Last edited on Jun 07 2016. Submitted by Anonymous on Jun 07 2016.
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