"DAF" meaning in English

See DAF in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} DAF (not comparable)
  1. (Internet slang, text messaging) Alternative letter-case form of daf (“dumb as fuck”). Tags: Internet, alt-of, not-comparable Alternative form of: daf (extra: dumb as fuck)
    Sense id: en-DAF-en-adj-HMMXzBEq
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-prop}} DAF
  1. Initialism of Dutch Automobile Federation. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Dutch Automobile Federation
    Sense id: en-DAF-en-name-zWup5vUQ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Etymology: Borrowed from French DAF (“Dictionnaire de l’Académie française”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|fr|DAF||Dictionnaire de l’Académie française}} Borrowed from French DAF (“Dictionnaire de l’Académie française”) Head templates: {{en-prop}} DAF
  1. Acronym of Dictionnaire de l’Académie française. Tags: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of Alternative form of: Dictionnaire de l’Académie française
    Sense id: en-DAF-en-name-D~RMbO3c
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Proper name

Etymology: Borrowed from German DAF (“Deutsche Arbeitsfront”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|de|DAF||Deutsche Arbeitsfront}} Borrowed from German DAF (“Deutsche Arbeitsfront”) Head templates: {{en-prop}} DAF
  1. (Nazism, historical) The German Labour Front. Tags: Nazism, historical
    Sense id: en-DAF-en-name-v5d7pcYF Categories (other): Nazism
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun

Forms: DAFs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} DAF (countable and uncountable, plural DAFs)
  1. (Incoterm) Acronym of Delivered At Frontier. Tags: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: Delivered At Frontier
    Sense id: en-DAF-en-noun-6muYwrIw Categories (other): Incoterms, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 19 3 14 57 3 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 1 14 4 21 47 4 4 4 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 15 4 13 56 2 2 5 1
  2. Acronym of delayed auditory feedback. Tags: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: delayed auditory feedback
    Sense id: en-DAF-en-noun-Mkj3fOCf
  3. Acronym of donor-advised fund. Tags: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: donor-advised fund
    Sense id: en-DAF-en-noun-iVJXqL76
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

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