rafferty

[raf-er-tee]

adjective

British, Australian.

1. confused; disorganized.

Word History and Origins

Origin of rafferty¹

1925–30; originally in the phrase Rafferty ( 's ) rules no rules at all; perhaps identical with British dialect raffatory, ref ( f ) atory, alterations of refractory

Example Sentences

Coming into the game, Oxtoby's side were without captain Simone Magill, Laura Rafferty, Ellie Mason and Brenna McPartlan through injury, with Rebecca Holloway suspended.

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One of the imagined figures in the Netflix drama is Sean Rafferty, the brewery's foreman, played by Happy Valley star James Norton, whose fate becomes entangled with the dynasty's power struggles.

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"Almost every scene starts with Rafferty's silhouette in a window in a cloud of smoke and I thought 'sign me up, that's really cool'."

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Mr Rafferty said that the unofficial world record is 26 hours and he said he's going to go for "30 hours" to "hopefully wipe" the two records out.

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The record was not the only thing he broke, because Mr Rafferty broke his thumb last week, making his achievement all the more impressive.

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