aff

See also: Aff, AFF, and aff.

English

Etymology

Apocopic form of affirmative.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /æf/
Rhymes: -æf

Noun

aff (plural affs)

(debating) affirmative; the resolution made by one group and countered by the opposing group's negative

Antonyms

neg

Anagrams

FFA

Portuguese

Interjection

aff

(Internet slang) afe

Scots

Etymology

From Middle English off, from Old English of, af, æf (“from, off, away”), from Proto-West Germanic *ab.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɑf/, /af/

Adverb

aff (not comparable)

off, away, at a distance

Preposition

aff

off, away from

Adjective

aff (comparative mair aff, superlative maist aff)

off

References

“aff, adv., prep., adj.” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.

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