Meanings
nounelfin safety (uncountable)
- UKderogatoryhumorousinformaluncountableoccupational health and safety, or the Health and Safety Executive
2007, Jonathan Ray, "My new best cellar", The Spectator, Spectator (8 December 2007), Heaven knows what Elfin Safety would say.
Origin
Rendering of health and safety with Th-fronting and H-dropping.
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elfin safety. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elfin%20safety
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“elfin safety.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elfin%20safety. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “elfin safety,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elfin%20safety.
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