"nuff" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /nʌf/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation], /nɐf/ [General-Australian, New-Zealand], /nʊf/ [Northern-England] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-nuff.wav
Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} nuff (not comparable)
  1. (especially African-American Vernacular or Jamaica, MLE) Pronunciation spelling of 'nough, shortening of enough, Tags: Multicultural-London-English, alt-of, not-comparable, pronunciation-spelling Alternative form of: 'nough, shortening of enough Derived forms: fairy nuff, nuff said, sho nuff
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