Alf

American  

[alf, ahlf] / ælf, ɑlf /

noun

1. a first name, form of Alfred.

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ALF ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. Animal Liberation Front

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alf ² British  

/ ælf /

noun

1. derogatory an uncultivated Australian

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Etymology

Origin of alf

from shortening of the name Alfred

Example Sentences

Then there was a spot where the ridge dropped off into Rooster Hollow, where Uncle Alf Dee lived.

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“I did the town and the hollow, you and Jeb covered the Peeveys and the Cuthberts. Oh, we haven’t seen Uncle Alf Dee.”

From Literature

“I guess Uncle Alf Dee has it.”

From Literature

“Uncle Alf is Lulu’s son. Old Emma was his grandmother. And if you need another Wonder, I advise you to pay him a visit. If you don’t, you’ll hear about it!”

From Literature

Strangely enough, Uncle Alf was standing on his tidy white porch when I got there, like he’d been waiting for me.

From Literature