Pfaff

name, verb, slang

name, verb, slang ·1 syllable ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of faff. British, alt-of, alternative, slang

    "No, on a foreign journey, the real damage is done pfaffing about in airport lounges, counting down the torture to departure, sitting on the runway, enduring protracted periods of sub-pedestrian taxiing [...]."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from German.

Example

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"No, on a foreign journey, the real damage is done pfaffing about in airport lounges, counting down the torture to departure, sitting on the runway, enduring protracted periods of sub-pedestrian taxiing [...]."

Etymology

Borrowed from German Pfaff, from Middle High German pfaffe (“cleric”).

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