sclaff

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/sklæf/

noun

A poor golf shot, where the club hits the ground before it hits the ball.

OriginScots sclaff →
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Meanings

nounsclaff (plural sclaffs)

plural sclaffs

  1. golfA poor golf shot, where the club hits the ground before it hits the ball.
  2. ScotlandA slight blow; a slap; a soft fall; also, the accompanying noise.
  3. A thin, solid substance, especially a thin shoe or slipper.
verbsclaff (third-person singular simple present sclaffs, present participle sclaffing, simple past and past participle sclaffed)

present singular third person sclaffs · participle present sclaffing · participle past sclaffed · past sclaffed

  1. golfTo perform such a shot.
  2. ScotlandTo scuff or shuffle along.

    The striker sclaffed the ball between the goalie's legs.

Origin

  1. Scotssclaff“to slap, shuffle”
  2. Englishsclaff

Borrowed from Scots sclaff (“to slap, shuffle”), of onomatopoeic origin.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with sclaff

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Cite this entry
APA

sclaff. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sclaff

MLA

“sclaff.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sclaff. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sclaff,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sclaff.

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