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   nyaff

   /njaf/

   noun

   • 1. a stupid, irritating, or insignificant person. informal Scottish

   Word Origin early 19th century (originally denoting a small object): from Scots dialect nyaff ‘yelp, complain’.

   Scrabble Points: 14

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2. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishNYAFF definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   nyaff in British English. (njæf ) noun. Scottish. a small or contemptible person. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word origin. C19: perhaps imitative of the bark of a small dog.

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   There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun nyaff. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. This word is used in northern English regional dialect, northern Irish English, and Scottish English.

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   Define nyaff. nyaff synonyms, nyaff pronunciation, nyaff translation, English dictionary definition of nyaff. n Scot a small or contemptible person Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998,...

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   Feb 13, 2024 · nyaff (plural nyaffs) (derogatory) A petty, contemptible person. Categories: English lemmas. English nouns. English countable nouns. Scottish English. English verbs. Scots lemmas.

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   The New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF) is a film festival held in New York City dedicated to the display of Asian film and culture.

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   Find 939 synonyms for nyaff and other similar words that you can use instead based on 3 separate contexts from our thesaurus.

8. scottishcorpus.ac.uk › documentSCOTS - The Nyaff (Scottish Types No. 2) - Scottish Corpus of ...

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   You yourself pronounce the word quick eneuch –. - NYAFF. A snotterie N, the Y a hint. o YOU, PISS (understuid), then AFF, git aff. o ma kintra! – YOU PRISS AFF, YE SLEEKIT NYAFF –. No that there’s ever a nyaff at wisna sleekit. As we’ve kent syne seventeen-seeven (at the least).