Meanings
af1
- Internetabbreviationinitialismnot comparablevulgarInitialism of as fuck.
Bored af!!!!
2009 April 6, Ashley Kull, “Bored af!!!!”, in Twitter, archived from the original on 14 Jun 20161 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
plural AFs
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of air force.
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of alternative fact.
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of atrial fibrillation or auricular fibrillation.
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of autofocus.
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of auditory feedback.
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of as found, also af, a/f.
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablecard gamesInitialism of aggression factor.
- abbreviationinitialismnot comparableInitialism of antiferromagnetic.
- 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
plural Afs
- 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 iv1 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
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
Clipping of African.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French FA
- FAatrial fibrillation
Spanish FA
- FAatrial fibrillation
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with af
All rhymes →Sounds the same
Cite this entry
af. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/af
“af.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/af. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “af,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/af.
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