pfaff
/fˈæf/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.08 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
intj
Indicating disapproval, scoffery, irritation, impatience or disbelief.
Example Sentences
- "“Let him! Dost think these simple Englishmen can ever compete with us on the high seas? Pfaff! They are like the silly sheep they raise and are only fit for shearing. […]”"
- "No, on a foreign journey, the real damage is done pfaffing about in airport lounges, counting down the torture to departure, sitting on the runway, enduring protracted periods of sub-pedestrian taxiing [...]."
- "By my own admission I pfaffed around a bit here but I'm going to claim that I was merely enjoying the moment!"
- "Mr Hicks wrote on his website: "At dusk the rudder cable broke At dusk the rudder cable broke. "Six hours pfaffing about in the dark and heaving sea saw a fairly unsatisfactory makeshift steering system into place""
- "Chetan Mahajan is a writing coach, blogger and author. To convey coolness he calls himself the Chief Pfaffing Officer of the Himalayan Writing Retreat, which he co-founded."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Pfaff, pfaffe