af
abbreviation
as fuck; to a great degree (a euphemistic initialism used as a general intensifier, without explicit vulgarity).
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af
1 American
[ey-ef, af]
/ ˈeɪˈɛf, æf /
Or
AF
abbreviation
Slang.
AF
2
American
af-
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American
Af.
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American
abbreviation
-
Africa.
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African.
a.f.
5
American
abbreviation
A.F.
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American
abbreviation
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Air Force.
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Anglo-French.
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audio frequency.
AF
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British
abbreviation
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Anglo-French
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automatic focus
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audio frequency
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(in Canada) Air Force
A/F
2
British
abbreviation
a.f.
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British
abbreviation
af
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British
abbreviation
Etymology
Origin of af
First recorded in 2005–10
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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
Some recent revelations include the visionary abstract painter Hilma af Klint of Sweden, the genius American quilter Rosie Lee Tompkins and Mary Delany, an 18th-century British polymath who created some of Western art’s first collages.
From New York Times ● Feb. 5, 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
She asked Park to bring in the groceries; then she spent the rest of the af ternoon in her room with the door closed.
From "Eleanor & Park" by Rainbow Rowell
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
Air France-KLM AF -8.46%decrease; red down pointing triangle , British Airways owner IAG and Lufthansa all typically run at least one flight a day to Dubai.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 2, 2026
AF is a gnomon at Alexandria; SB a gnomon at Svene; IS and JK represent the sun's rays.
From A History of Science — Volume 1 by Edward Huntington Williams
She went back to Hongkong, confronted Townsend, told him, one af- ternoon, what an ass she thought he was.
From Time Magazine Archive
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
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
A pure af- fection, concentric, forgetting self, forgiving wrongs and forestalling them, should swell the lyre of human love.
From Miscellaneous Writings, 1883-1896 by Mary Baker Eddy
There are probably few stations that would have at all af- fectedthem.
From Active Service by Stephen Crane
“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
Perhaps the unusual house, designed by Angelus Temple architect A.F.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2016
Posthumous honorees enshrined included: bantamweight Memphis Pal Moore, light heavyweight champion Jack Root, and middleweight Dave Shade in the old-timer category; British heavyweight John Gully in the pioneer category; promoter A.F.
From New York Times ● Jun. 12, 2011
“Then the Nine Years’ War began in A.F.
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
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