Meaning of eff | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Alternative spelling of ef; the name of the Latin script letter F/f.
   alt-of, alternative
2. Alternative letter-case form of eff.
   alt-of
3. Initialism of Electronic Frontier Foundation.
   Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
4. Initialism of Economic Freedom Fighters.
   South-Africa, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Examples

“Why against printers all this noise? This summoning of blackguard boys? Why so sagacious in your guesses? Your effs, and tees, and arrs, and eſſes? Take my advice; to make you safe, I know a shorter way be half.”

“‘Eff. You. En,’ said Mr Banstead. ‘Fun![…]’”

“A or an? When an indefinite article precedes an acronym or initialism, the choice between a and an follows from the pronunciation: / a FAQ file (“fack”; but “an FAQ file” with the alternate pronunciation “eff-ay-cue”) / an FTC commissioner (“eff-tee-cee”)”

“‘S-S-C…sitting on a tree…eff-you-cee-kay-i-en-ji.’”

“The EFF asked Legere about the issue on Twitter. After partially answering the question in a video, Legere said, "Who the f— are you anyway EFF? Why are you stirring up so much trouble, and who pays you?"”

“Once all the votes are counted, if the ANC remains below 50% it will be forced to enter a coalition with one or more parties. Depending on how low its support dips, it may need to form a deal with one of the larger opposition parties such as the DA or EFF to remain in power.”

CEFR level