Naff

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æf

Origin

Unknown. The Polari sense "heterosexual" is sometimes given the folk-etymological backronym "not available for fucking".

Full definition of naff

Adjective

1. (British slang) In poor taste.That tie is a bit naff, don’t you think?
2. (Polari) Bad; tasteless.
3. (British slang) Poorly thought out, not workable, or otherwise not very good.That’s a really naff example.
4. (Polari) Heterosexual.

Derived terms

• naff all
• naff off (a euphemism for fuck off).