Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

deffos

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: def-fos
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

British usage; Colloquial

Example Sentences

"A quick peep out of the window confirmed I was not in Clerkenwell. 'Dead sure about it. I can see the sea and everything. Deffos in Hawaii.'"
""Lay off, Jass. Can't we just forget it and have a good night?" Jass looked like she was going to protest but decided against it, and broke into a wide smile. "Deffos. Come on, more cocktails are needed!""
"A fourth wrote: 'Loving 90s week on sewing bee tonight. Deffos my favourite decade. I was more grunge than Spice Girls.'"

Etymology

From deffo + -s.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: deffo

Usage

British usage
Colloquial

Synonyms

def defs deffo

Questions

What does deffos mean?: Definitely.
Where does deffos come from?: From deffo + -s.

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