jafa

/ ˈdʒæfə /

noun

1. slang,  an offensive name for a person from Auckland

Word History and Origins

Origin of jafa¹

from j ( ust ) a ( nother ) f ( ucking ) A ( ucklander )

Example Sentences

With two upcoming shows, one at Gladstone Gallery and another at 52 Walker, Jafa reflects on what it means to get a big break as an artist.

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In several frames of the artist Arthur Jafa’s seminal 2016 video collage of Black America, “Love Is the Message, the Message Is Death,” a felled bullrider scoops himself off the dirt.

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McClellan reveals, as Jafa does to more tragic effect, that even the quickest glimpses of a subculture can turn into spectacle.

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Jafa’s practice has embraced film and video, sculpture, installation, and even painting.

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That never felt right to Jafa.

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