"baffie" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbæfi/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-baffie.wav [Southern-England] Forms: baffies [plural]
Rhymes: -æfi Head templates: {{en-noun}} baffie (plural baffies)
  1. (golf) Alternative form of baffy Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: baffy Categories (topical): Golf, Footwear
    Sense id: en-baffie-en-noun-ZOnVtpgy Disambiguation of Footwear: 76 24 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Topics: golf, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  2. (Scotland) A slipper, or a worn, comfortable shoe. Tags: Scotland
    Sense id: en-baffie-en-noun-ZMjgpxCS Categories (other): Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 41 59
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: baffy

Inflected forms

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