Meaning of eff | Babel Free
ɛfDefinitions
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Alternative spelling of ef; the name of the Latin script letter F/f. alt-of, alternative
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Alternative letter-case form of eff. alt-of
- Initialism of Electronic Frontier Foundation.
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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
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
See also
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