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1[ def ]
/ dɛf /
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adverb Informal.
definitely: Going to Europe this summer? But def!
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Origin of def
1By shortening
Words nearby def
de-escalate, deesis, Deet, deets, de-excite, def, deface, de facto, de facto segregation, defaecate, defalcate
Other definitions for def (2 of 3)
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[ def ]
/ dɛf /
adjective
Slang. excellent: That hip-hop record is def!
Origin of def
2An Americanism dating back to 1980–85; of uncertain origin
Other definitions for def (3 of 3)
def.
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British Dictionary definitions for def (1 of 2)
def
/ (dɛf) /
adjective
slang very good, esp of hip-hop
Word Origin for def
C20: perhaps from definitive
British Dictionary definitions for def (2 of 2)
def.
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