"pfaff" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: pfaffs [present, singular, third-person], pfaffing [participle, present], pfaffed [participle, past], pfaffed [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} pfaff (third-person singular simple present pfaffs, present participle pfaffing, simple past and past participle pfaffed)
  1. (British, slang) Alternative spelling of faff Tags: British, alt-of, alternative, slang Alternative form of: faff
    Sense id: en-pfaff-en-verb-tcTTAuJC Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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