af
abbreviation
as fuck; to a great degree (a euphemistic initialism used as a general intensifier, without explicit vulgarity).
af
1 American
[ey-ef, af]
/ ˈeɪˈɛf, æf /
Or
AF
abbreviation
Slang.
AF
2
American
af-
3
American
Af.
4
American
abbreviation
-
Africa.
-
African.
a.f.
5
American
abbreviation
A.F.
6
American
abbreviation
-
Air Force.
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Anglo-French.
-
audio frequency.
AF
1
British
abbreviation
-
Anglo-French
-
automatic focus
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audio frequency
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(in Canada) Air Force
A/F
2
British
abbreviation
a.f.
3
British
abbreviation
af
4
British
abbreviation
Etymology
Origin of af
First recorded in 2005–10
Example Sentences
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P.R-R and C.T. were supported by Alzheimerfonden and Margaretha af Ugglas Stiftelse.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 11, 2024
The opera’s composer, Paula af Malmborg Ward, and librettist Kerstin Perski created a previous opera about swindlers and wanted to further explore why people believe serial liars, they told the Swedish press.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 1, 2023
After youth spells at Boldklubben af 1893 and Brondby, Hojlund began his senior career at Copenhagen, making his debut aged 17 in 2020.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2023
“I actually don’t have anything against drag queens but this was just random af and seemed like she’s really trying to be ‘woke’ to gain more popularity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2023
Af, arf, af, arf-— “Oh, no,” says Zola.
From "The Unfinished Angel" by Sharon Creech
Air France-KLM AF -2.27%decrease; red down pointing triangle cut its capacity outlook for the year after net profit dropped in the second quarter, hit by an increase in fuel prices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
Meanwhile, Deutsche Lufthansa canceled flights and grounded less fuel-efficient aircraft, while Air France-KLM AF 0.09%increase; green up pointing triangle froze hiring.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
In addition to getting swole AF, those who scarf down a bowl of this cereal can enjoy a boost in energy, better recovery, stronger bone health and enhanced cognitive function.
From Salon ● May 23, 2026
Children's authors were also celebrated, with Skandar series creator AF Steadman taking home author of the year, and Dog Man writer and illustrator Dav Pilkey winning best illustrator.
From BBC ● May 11, 2026
Look out for the bone, therefore, between the points CD and AF.
From The Practice and Science of Drawing by Harold Speed
Chick Evans and young Roland Mackenzie played fiercely at each other's heels until in the late shadows of a nerve-straining af- ternoon.
From Time Magazine Archive
She went back to Hongkong, confronted Townsend, told him, one af- ternoon, what an ass she thought he was.
From Time Magazine Archive
NOTE.—The forms ac-, af-, etc., are euphonic variations of ad-, and follow generally the rule that the final consonant of the prefix assimilates to the initial letter of the root.
From New Word-Analysis by William Swinton
It appears as a-, ab-, ac-, ad-, af-, ag-, al-, an-, ap-, ar-, as-, at-, as in achieve, abbreviate, accede, admire, affix, aggregate, allot, annex, approve, arrive, assign, attract.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
There are probably few stations that would have at all af- fectedthem.
From Active Service by Stephen Crane
Josie’s growing emotional investment in her new A.F. mirrors that of the reader, and as the book wears on, the cleft between “it” and “she” begins to narrow.
From New York Times ● Feb. 23, 2021
“So much of the evidence is so obviously unreliable that he plainly did not receive a fair trial,” said David A.F.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 4, 2016
“These women can do everything men can, and some of them can do things that the men can’t,” said Crystal Meyer, a volunteer at Girard’s A.F.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 9, 2016
Earlier this year she bought a Mediterranean Revival villa in Los Feliz for $4.7 million and four months later listed the distinctive A.F.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 26, 2015
“Two thousand pharmacologists and bio chemists were subsidized in A.F. 178.”
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
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