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1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Dezfuli.

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Dezfuli terms

• IPA^(key): /dɛf/

• Audio (General Australian):

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• Rhymes: -ɛf
• Homophone: deaf

def (plural defs)

1. Abbreviation of definition.

   Synonym: def.

   • 1903, F[rederick] Stroud, The Judicial Dictionary, […], 2nd edition, London: Sweet and Maxwell; Stevens and Sons, page 454:

     In that case Wills, J., adopted a dictionary def of “Cowkeeper” as, “one whose business it is to keep cows,” and added, “the business of a Cowkeeper is a special business of its own.”

   • 2017, Kory Stamper, Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries, New York, N.Y.: Pantheon Books, →ISBN, page 104:

     The Black Books also reflect [Philip Babcock] Gove’s notoriously brusque manner, no doubt gained from an early career in the Navy. Memos begin, “Editorializing has no place in definitions,” or “Godlove’s psychophysical defs of color names and their references had better be regarded as sacrosanct.” Sir, yes, sir!

2. Abbreviation of deficit.

def

1. (slang) Clipping of definitely.

   Alternative form: deff

   Synonym: deffo

   i can def sneak out tn. where should i meet u?

   • 2022 Barbie: It Takes Two, episode 7 “Start Small“ at 15 minutes, Malibu to Brooklyn:

     And focus on cleaning the park. But we should def get waffle fries after.

   • 2023 September 19, Chaise Sanders, “50 Best Halloween Costumes of All Time, From the Classics to the Truly Unique”, in Cosmopolitan‎^[3]:

     Not to toot our own horn, but we def had Austin Powers on VHS. This fun pop culture costume for couples may require some planning in advance to come up with these unique costumes, but trust us—it’ll pay off!

   • 2024 September 4, Mehera Bonner, Samantha Olson, “Behold, A Breakdown of Billie Eilish's Massive Net Worth”, in Cosmopolitan‎^[4]:

     While deets on her earnings aren't really public, we can def assume that Billie raked in a ton of dough from her Nike deal alone since each pair retails for a decent amount of $$$.

Clipping of definitive and definitely; alternatively an eye spelling of death referring to an absolute.^[1][2]

def (comparative deffer, superlative deffest)

1. (African-American Vernacular, slang) Excellent; very good.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:excellent

   • 1985, Ralph Farquhar, Krush Groove, spoken by Run (Joseph Simmons):

     You real def. I’m gonna put you on stage.

   • 1988, “Run’s House”, in Tougher Than Leather, performed by Run-DMC:

     See I do this thing, so come pursue this king / One minor rhyme is all you just bring / Cause I’m the best I’m def, ask the rest they left

   • 1988 February 7, Carly Darling, “L.A.—The Second Deffest City of Hip-Hop”, in Los Angeles Times‎^[5]:

     L.A.—The Second Deffest City of Hip-Hop [title]

   • 1993, “Bring The Flavor”, in Black Reign, performed by Queen Latifah:

     I’m a Flavor Unit MC / And that means I’m one of the roughest, def-est, toughest, best-est

• DfE, FDE, FED, Fed, Fed., f***ed, fed

def

1. alternative form of deef

Clipping of deficiente.

def m or f by sense (plural defs)

1. (Portugal, derogatory, somewhat dated) handicapped
   • 2015, “Mafalda Ribeiro: “Parti ossos 90 vezes. Mas agradeço sempre, até as dores””, in Visão‎^[6]:

     Referes-te a ti própria como a “Def”. Detestas o politicamente correto?

     You refer to yourself as the “Def” (handicapped). Do you hate political correctness?.

2. (Portugal, derogatory, somewhat dated) retarded, idiot

   Synonyms: deficiente, tecla 3; see also Thesaurus:idiota

   Não sejas def. ― Don’t be retarded.

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish دف (def), from Persian دف (daf).

• IPA^(key): /dêf/

dȅf m inan (Cyrillic spelling де̏ф)

1. daf
2. tambourine

• daire

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish دفع (def’), from Arabic دَفْع (dafʕ).

• IPA^(key): /def/

def (definite accusative defi, plural defler)

1. repulsion, expulsion

   Synonym: savma

• “def”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “def”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

• Audio:

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def

1. to do

Omar Ka (2018) Nanu Dégg Wolof, National African Language Resource Center, →ISBN, page 100

Compare Persian دف (daf).

def

1. daf (a Persian frame drum)