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baff

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Scrabble points
12
Words With Friends
13
Letters
4
Pronunciation
/bæf/

Definition of baff

8 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (archaic, intransitive)To bark; yelp.
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verb

  1. (archaic, intransitive)To bark; yelp.
  2. To hit or strike, especially with something flat or soft.
  3. To strike the ground with the bottom of the club when taking a stroke.

noun

  1. (Geordie, Scotland, uncountable)blank
  2. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of B-cell activating factor.

name

  1. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of British Armed Forces Federation.
  2. (abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism)Initialism of British Air Forces in France.
  3. A surname

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Etymology

From Middle English baffen (“to bark”). Cognate with Dutch baffen (“to bark”), Low German baffen (“to bark”), German baffen, bäfzen (“to bark”), Danish bjæffe (“to yelp”), Swedish bjäbba (“to yelp, bark”). Compare buff, yaff.

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