deffo
/ˈdɛfəʊ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.09 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "I know for certain they′re not speaking to each other, that′s for deffo, not that I′ve even seen them in the same room over the last week to confirm their silence."
- "‘An infection. Nothing serious. They′ll have some colour in them soon, for deffo.’"
- "“Couldn′t say for deffo, probably at least fifteen years old, but I know they don′t make them like these any more for exactly the reason you′ve just seen. The security systems shite.”"
- "Needles wilted under the force of Pegg′s demand, his eyes widened and he seemed to shrink in size, and I can′t say for deffo but I think he probably wet himself."
- "He told me that he's deffo going to be there tonight."
- "And I deffo don′t believe in me, cos I′m a proper knobhead, aren′t I, and always have been."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˈdɛfəʊ/
Usage
- Australian usage
- Canadian usage
- British usage
- Colloquial
Inflected Forms
more deffo (comparative)
most deffo (superlative)