English Explanatory Dictionary

baff

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To bark; yelp.
verb
  1. To hit or strike, especially with something flat or soft.
  2. To strike the ground with the bottom of the club when taking a stroke.
noun
  1. blank
noun
  1. Initialism of B-cell activating factor.
name
  1. Initialism of British Armed Forces Federation.
  2. Initialism of British Air Forces in France.
name
  1. A surname

Pronunciation

/bæf/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-baff.wav

Word forms

baff baffs baffing baffed

Etymology

From Middle English baffen (“to bark”). Cognate with Dutch baffen (“to bark”), Low German baffen (“to bark”), German baffen, bäfzen (“to bark”), Danish bjæffe (“to yelp”), Swedish bjäbba (“to yelp, bark”). Compare buff, yaff.

Derived words

baffed out baffy
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