"Hoff" meaning in English

See Hoff in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Audio: En-au-Hoff.ogg [Australia] Forms: the Hoff [canonical]
Etymology: Clipping of Hasselhoff. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|Hasselhoff}} Clipping of Hasselhoff Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=the Hoff}} the Hoff
  1. (slang) David Hasselhoff. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-Hoff-en-name-8xa1O5ao Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Individuals, Nicknames for individuals, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 68 1 1 7 1 21 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 65 1 1 11 1 21 1 1
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