Etymology

pfaff

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Today it means: Indicating disapproval, scoffery, irritation, impatience or disbelief. Full definition →

German Pfaff ← Middle High German pfaffe
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The story

  1. Middle High German · derived frompfaffe“cleric”
  2. German · borrowed fromPfaff
  3. English todayPfaff

Borrowed from German Pfaff, from Middle High German pfaffe (“cleric”).

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