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naff Definition

naff (naf)

adjective

  1. inferior in quality or condition
  2. tasteless or unfashionable

naff Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • sound: If you don't solo with reference to the head it always sounds a bit naff to me.
  • look: However, this ends up looking pretty naff under Windows XP, it has to be said.
  • feel: Have woken up this morning feeling completely naff again, hey ho.
  • have: Talking of Bartlett, I have a new naff polyphonic ringtone to replace the Rasmus which has been driving people nuts.

Adjective modifier

  • pretty: Don't get too excited, Debbie - it's pretty naff.
  • little: Is it me or is it just a little naff?

Modifies a noun

  • one: Dragon - I was talking about the naff ones.
  • name: OK... I am going to admit to the naff names that I went be back then.
  • music: No irritating frames; no fancy and interminable graphics; and certainly no naff background music.
  • bit: Verdict: an off-beat day out in tourist London that avoided the naff bits and traps and some of the quirky stuff too.
  • title: S-Cool John Farley: Sociology Once you get past the naff title ( school's cool?
  • image: Mostly those who ran their own cars would have older ones with a slightly naff image.

Modifying Another Word

  • rather: That had snapped off, so I soldered in a new one so that I could avoid the rather naff RF modulator.
  • pretty: Kev was pretty naff in that episode to be honest, but what was scary was just how big he's become.
  • really: We don't want to over produce things, we think that sounds really naff.
  • so: And the presentation is so naff that it undermines the central aim, which is surely to build trust.
  • incredibly: Normally I think fish tanks in restaurants look incredibly naff.
  • slightly: Mostly those who ran their own cars would have older ones with a slightly naff image.

Followed by an intransitive particle

off: Have everything open source, and you can tell the BSA to naff off for good.

Noun used with modifier

bit: I'm a bit naff on the subject, really.

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