af

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/eɪ̯ˈɛf//æf/

noun

A native African (not white-skinned) in Rhodesia.

CommonScrabble 5

Meanings

af1

adverbaf (not comparable)
  1. Internetabbreviationinitialismnot comparablevulgarInitialism of as fuck.

    Bored af!!!!

    2009 April 6, Ashley Kull, “Bored af!!!!”, in Twitter, archived from the original on 14 Jun 2016
    1 more example

    ‘Seen them there a few times. Arrives early, leaves alone. Social though. Friendly. Dishy af.’ Dishy af. You can say that again.

    2021, Isabel Waidner, Sterling Karat Gold, Peninsula Press, page 16

AF2

nounAF (countable and uncountable, plural AFs)

plural AFs

  1. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of air force.
  2. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of alternative fact.
  3. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of atrial fibrillation or auricular fibrillation.
  4. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of autofocus.
  5. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of adult female.
  6. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of auditory feedback.
  7. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of as found, also af, a/f.
  8. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablecard gamesInitialism of aggression factor.
adjectiveAF (not comparable)
  1. abbreviationinitialismnot comparableInitialism of antiferromagnetic.
adverbAF (not comparable)
  1. Internetabbreviationinitialismnot comparablevulgarInitialism of as fuck.

    Beowulf’s got plenty of admirers, so the romance is totally on point too. Trust me, this story is the lit AF, and you won’t wanna miss it.

    2023 May 16, Ella Creamer, quoting ChatGPT, “‘Beowulf is lit AF’ – could ChatGPT really write good book blurbs?”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

Af3

nounAf (plural Afs)

plural Afs

  1. colloquialdatedA native African (not white-skinned) in Rhodesia.

    […] the collapse of the white myths about the country: that it was a free society, that the “Afs” were happy and contented, that white culture was firmly rooted in a stable population, […]

    2010, Roger Marston, Own Goals, page iv
    1 more example

    Actually, they say, they get on quite well with the Afs. Just have a look around the country: no hostile glares or haughtiness when whites and blacks pass in the streets, none of the riots or strikes […]

    1978, The Bridge, volumes 3-4, page 15

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French FA
  • FAatrial fibrillation
Spanish FA
  • FAatrial fibrillation

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APA

af. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/af

MLA

“af.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/af. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “af,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/af.

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