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
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
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
European airline group Air France-KLM AF -2.28%decrease; red down pointing triangle lowered its capacity forecasts for this year as it expects further increases in jet fuel costs driven by the Iran war.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026
Air France-KLM AF -3.33%decrease; red down pointing triangle posted a swing to net profit for its fourth quarter after costs dropped.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026
A normal heart rate should be between 60 and 100 beats per minute, in people with AF in can be considerably higher than 100.
From BBC ● Feb. 10, 2026
The registers of the Committee of Public Safety contain a number of similar gratuities paid to provincial clubs and patriots, for instance, AF.,
From The French Revolution - Volume 3 by John Durand
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
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
Pearl is scheduled to be arraigned on April 1 and Wang on April 14 at the A.F.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 31, 2026
District Court Judge Barbara Rothstein would divide the bulk of the money between the estate’s attorneys and Faletogo’s two minor children, identified by the initials A.F. and R.F. in court documents.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 13, 2021
One moment, much to Klara’s delight, Josie is confiding in her A.F. as though she were a sibling; the next, she’s brusquely ordering her to leave the room.
From New York Times ● Feb. 23, 2021
“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
“Then the Nine Years’ War began in A.F.
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
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