English Online Dictionary. What means def? What does def mean?
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dɛf/
- Rhymes: -ɛf
- Homophone: deaf
Etymology 1
Noun
def (plural defs)
- Abbreviation of definition.
- Synonym: def.
- Abbreviation of deficit.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Adverb
def
- (slang) Clipping of definitely.
- Alternative form: deff
- Synonym: deffo
- 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.
Etymology 3
Clipping of definitive or definitely; alternatively an eye spelling of death referring to an absolute.
Adjective
def (comparative deffer, superlative deffest)
- (African-American Vernacular, slang) Excellent; very good.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:excellent
References
Anagrams
- DfE, FDE, FED, Fed, Fed., f***ed, fed
Middle English
Adjective
def
- Alternative form of deef
Portuguese
Etymology
Clipping of deficiente.
Pronunciation
Noun
def m or f by sense (plural defs)
- (Portugal, derogatory, somewhat dated) handicapped
- (Portugal, derogatory, somewhat dated) retarded, idiot
- Synonyms: deficiente, tecla 3; see also Thesaurus:idiota
- Não sejas def. ― Don’t be retarded.
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish دف (def), from Persian دف (daf).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dêf/
Noun
dȅf m (Cyrillic spelling де̏ф)
- daf
- tambourine
Declension
See also
- daire
Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish دفع (def’), from Arabic دَفْع (dafʕ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /def/
Noun
def (definite accusative defi, plural defler)
- repulsion, expulsion
- Synonym: savma
Declension
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “def”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “def”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Wolof
Pronunciation
Verb
def
- to do
Conjugation
References
Omar Ka (2018) Nanu Dégg Wolof, National African Language Resource Center, →ISBN, page 100
Zazaki
Etymology
Compare Persian دف (daf).
Noun
def
- daf (a Persian frame drum)