Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gaf

/ɡˈæf/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.42 in modern English

Syllables: gaf
IPA: /ɡˈæf/

7

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Initialism of give a fuck.

noun

Alternative spelling of gaff (“place of residence, house”).

Etymology

From IDGAF (“I don't give a fuck”).

Inflected Forms

gafs (humorous, nonstandard) gaffing (humorous, nonstandard) gaffed (humorous, nonstandard) gafs (plural)

Phrases

give a gaf

Rhymes With

half staff laugh fail-safe behalf graph calf raf giraffe graf graff chaff

Questions

How do you pronounce gaf?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɡˈæf/.
What does gaf mean?: Initialism of give a fuck.
Where does gaf come from?: From IDGAF (“I don't give a fuck”).

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