"AFAIR" meaning in All languages combined

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Phrase [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} AFAIR
  1. (Internet slang) Initialism of as far as I recall/remember. Tags: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: as far as I recall/remember
    Sense id: en-AFAIR-en-phrase-Txr9OJyS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English subordinate clauses, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Synonyms: AFAIAA (english: all either synonymous or nearly so), AFAIAC, AFAIC, AFAICMO, AFAICT, AFAIK, SFAIAA, SFAICT, SFAIK, TMK, to my knowledge, to the best of my knowledge, TTBOMK
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