"deffos" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [English]

Etymology: From deffo + -s. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|deffo|-s}} deffo + -s Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} deffos (not comparable)
  1. (colloquial, chiefly UK) Definitely. Tags: UK, colloquial, not-comparable Synonyms: def, defs, deffo
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          "ref": "2013, Lindsey Kelk, About a Girl, Rearsby, Leicester: W F Howes Ltd, →ISBN, page 124:",
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          "ref": "2023 July 6, Harriet Johnston, “Viewers of the Great British Sewing Bee left stunned as contestant makes a revelation about her age”, in Daily Mail, London: DMG Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-07-08:",
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