Af

//eɪ̯ˈɛf// adj, adv, noun, slang

adj, adv, noun, slang ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of air force. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  2. 2
    A native African (not white-skinned) in Rhodesia. colloquial, dated

    "Actually, they say, they get on quite well with the Afs. Just have a look around the country: no hostile glares or haughtiness when whites and blacks pass in the streets, none of the riots or strikes […]"

  3. 3
    Initialism of alternative fact. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  4. 4
    Initialism of atrial fibrillation or auricular fibrillation. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  5. 5
    Initialism of autofocus. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
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  1. 6
    Initialism of adult female. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  2. 7
    Initialism of auditory feedback. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  3. 8
    Initialism of as found, also af, a/f. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  4. 9
    Initialism of aggression factor. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Adjective
  1. 1
    Initialism of antiferromagnetic. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable
Adverb
  1. 1
    Initialism of as fuck. Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable, vulgar

    "Beowulf’s got plenty of admirers, so the romance is totally on point too. Trust me, this story is the lit AF, and you won’t wanna miss it."

  2. 2
    Initialism of as fuck. Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable, vulgar

    "Bored af!!!!"

Slang
  1. 1
    Intensifier meaning very or extremely. slang, internet, 2010s-2020s

    "That line was funny af."

Example

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"Beowulf’s got plenty of admirers, so the romance is totally on point too. Trust me, this story is the lit AF, and you won’t wanna miss it."

Etymology

Clipping of African.

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.