"jaffy" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdʒæːfi/ [General-Australian] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-jaffy.wav [Southern-England] Forms: jaffys [plural]
Rhymes: -æfi Etymology: An acronym of just another fucking first-year. Head templates: {{en-noun|jaffys}} jaffy (plural jaffys)
  1. (Australian) A person in their first year at an institution, primarily a university. Tags: Australian Synonyms: fresher [British], first-year student [Canadian], freshman [US], frosh [US]
    Sense id: en-jaffy-en-noun-LAOBQn29 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "An acronym of just another fucking first-year.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "jaffys",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "expansion": "jaffy (plural jaffys)",
      "name": "en-noun"
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          "ref": "2013, Maddy White, LIFE AS A “JAFFY” – MY FIRST DAY AT UNI",
          "text": "Jaffy has become a colloquial term – a lot of people use it regardless of whether the first years frustrated them or not. However I can’t help but feel sorry for those who have become cynical about their course.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
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        "A person in their first year at an institution, primarily a university."
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        "(Australian) A person in their first year at an institution, primarily a university."
      ],
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            "British"
          ],
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        },
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          ],
          "word": "first-year student"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "US"
          ],
          "word": "freshman"
        },
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          "tags": [
            "US"
          ],
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        }
      ],
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    }
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      "tags": [
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    },
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "jaffy"
}
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  "etymology_text": "An acronym of just another fucking first-year.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "jaffys",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
      "expansion": "jaffy (plural jaffys)",
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    }
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        "English terms with audio links",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned",
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        {
          "ref": "2013, Maddy White, LIFE AS A “JAFFY” – MY FIRST DAY AT UNI",
          "text": "Jaffy has become a colloquial term – a lot of people use it regardless of whether the first years frustrated them or not. However I can’t help but feel sorry for those who have become cynical about their course.",
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        "A person in their first year at an institution, primarily a university."
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        "(Australian) A person in their first year at an institution, primarily a university."
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      "tags": [
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      "tags": [
        "British"
      ],
      "word": "fresher"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Canadian"
      ],
      "word": "first-year student"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "word": "freshman"
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