"AFC" meaning in English

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Proper name

Head templates: {{en-prop}} AFC
  1. (American football) Initialism of American Football Conference. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: American Football Conference Categories (topical): Football (American), Organizations
    Sense id: en-AFC-en-name-eGLVqoo2 Disambiguation of Organizations: 16 0 8 16 3 7 15 3 16 13 3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 0 8 18 4 9 12 4 18 10 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 14 1 7 18 5 7 19 4 17 6 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 1 5 21 5 8 13 4 20 7 4 Topics: American-football, ball-games, football, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  2. (Australian rules football) Initialism of Adelaide Football Club. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Adelaide Football Club Categories (topical): Australian rules football
    Sense id: en-AFC-en-name-IGrDHAZp
  3. (computing) Initialism of Application Foundation Classes. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Application Foundation Classes Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-AFC-en-name-L489Wlpb Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  4. (finance) Initialism of additional finance charges. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: additional finance charges Categories (topical): Finance, Organizations
    Sense id: en-AFC-en-name-QmrasNmv Disambiguation of Organizations: 16 0 8 16 3 7 15 3 16 13 3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 0 8 18 4 9 12 4 18 10 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 14 1 7 18 5 7 19 4 17 6 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 1 5 21 5 8 13 4 20 7 4 Topics: business, finance
  5. (radio) Automatic Frequency Control (radio & TV technics) Categories (topical): Radio
    Sense id: en-AFC-en-name-NBkcLkEq Topics: broadcasting, media, radio
  6. (soccer) Initialism of Asian Football Confederation. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Asian Football Confederation Categories (topical): Football (soccer)
    Sense id: en-AFC-en-name-M8zpWAQc Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, soccer, sports
  7. (soccer) Initialism of Arsenal Football Club. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Arsenal Football Club Categories (topical): Football (soccer), Organizations
    Sense id: en-AFC-en-name-bKyYbrPc Disambiguation of Organizations: 16 0 8 16 3 7 15 3 16 13 3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 0 8 18 4 9 12 4 18 10 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 14 1 7 18 5 7 19 4 17 6 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 1 5 21 5 8 13 4 20 7 4 Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, soccer, sports

Noun

Forms: AFCs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} AFC (countable and uncountable, plural AFCs)
  1. (transport) Initialism of automated fare collection (“system which regulates the collection of fares from passengers”). Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: automated fare collection (extra: system which regulates the collection of fares from passengers) Categories (topical): Transport
    Sense id: en-AFC-en-noun-W-O4Z8HH Topics: transport
  2. Initialism of adult foster care. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: adult foster care Categories (topical): Organizations
    Sense id: en-AFC-en-noun-WuR3KbsJ Disambiguation of Organizations: 16 0 8 16 3 7 15 3 16 13 3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 0 8 18 4 9 12 4 18 10 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 14 1 7 18 5 7 19 4 17 6 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 1 5 21 5 8 13 4 20 7 4
  3. (soccer) Initialism of Association Football Club. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: Association Football Club Categories (topical): Football (soccer), Organizations
    Sense id: en-AFC-en-noun-tVu5Ewx5 Disambiguation of Organizations: 16 0 8 16 3 7 15 3 16 13 3 Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, soccer, sports
  4. (seduction community) Initialism of average frustrated chump. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: average frustrated chump Categories (topical): Seduction community, People
    Sense id: en-AFC-en-noun-c-QSH~uv Disambiguation of People: 6 5 6 6 11 13 13 11 3 10 18 Topics: lifestyle, seduction-community, sexuality
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: AFCdom, AFChick, AFCness

Inflected forms

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        "(Australian rules football) Initialism of Adelaide Football Club."
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        "Initialism of Application Foundation Classes."
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        "(computing) Initialism of Application Foundation Classes."
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        "Initialism of additional finance charges."
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        "(finance) Initialism of additional finance charges."
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        "(soccer) Initialism of Asian Football Confederation."
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      "word": "AFCdom"
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    {
      "word": "AFChick"
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          "extra": "system which regulates the collection of fares from passengers",
          "word": "automated fare collection"
        }
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        "Initialism of automated fare collection (“system which regulates the collection of fares from passengers”)."
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        "(transport) Initialism of automated fare collection (“system which regulates the collection of fares from passengers”)."
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        {
          "word": "adult foster care"
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        "Initialism of adult foster care."
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        "Initialism of Association Football Club."
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        "(soccer) Initialism of Association Football Club."
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          "text": "I've successfully transformed myself from an AFC (Average Frustrated Chump) into an RAFC (Recovering Average Frustrated Chump).",
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        {
          "ref": "2011 September 13, Rollo Tomassi, “Average Frustrated Chump”, in The Rational Male:",
          "text": "Most AFCs, most guys looking in from the outside, can relate to the idea of what an average frustrated chump is – they can identify with it.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2015, Trina Boice, Base Hits and Home Run Relationships: What Women Wish Guys Knew, →ISBN:",
          "text": "My problem was the same as every other average frustrated chump (AFC).",
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        "Initialism of average frustrated chump."
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        "(seduction community) Initialism of average frustrated chump."
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}

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