"naff off" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-naff off.ogg [Australia] Forms: naffs off [present, singular, third-person], naffing off [participle, present], naffed off [participle, past], naffed off [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} naff off (third-person singular simple present naffs off, present participle naffing off, simple past and past participle naffed off)
  1. (slang, British, Ireland) A mild version of fuck off Tags: British, Ireland, slang Related terms: naffed off

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for naff off meaning in English (1.7kB)

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