Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spaff

/spæf/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: spaff
IPA: /spæf/

13

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To ejaculate (on or in).

Slang

verb

To waste (resources); splurge.

Slang; Transitive verb

noun

Ejaculate, semen.

Slang; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Whoever thought of spaffing to extinguish campfires anyway (?), you idjit."
"I think I just spaffed my pants."
"I spaffed all over my face. Some went up my nose and in my eyes."
"Historically, there have been many ways to register disapproval with the Vatican leadership. Martin Luther famously nailed his 95 theses to a church door; Trump spaffed his on to Truth Social after his TV made him angry again."
"You behave as if it’s a sin to spend money, but if some la-la land TV company wants to spaff cash at me, what should I do? Duck?"
"You know, £60m I saw was being spaffed up a wall on some investigation into historic child abuse and all this kind of thing. What on earth is that going to do to protect the public now?"

Etymology

Probably onomatopoeic.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /spæf/

Usage

Inflected Forms

spaffs (present, singular) spaffing (participle, present) spaffed (participle, past) spaffed (past)

Rhymes With

half staff laugh graph block graph af calf raf giraffe aff caf herschel graph

Questions

How do you pronounce spaff?: The recorded pronunciation is /spæf/.
What does spaff mean?: To ejaculate (on or in).
Where does spaff come from?: Probably onomatopoeic.

How to pronounce spaff

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