gaff
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Is gaff a Scrabble word?
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What is the meaning of gaff?
Definition
noun (English)
1. (nautical) The upper spar used to control a gaff-rigged sail.
2. (LGBTQ) A type of tight, panty-like underwear worn to hold the penis and testicles tucked backwards and make one's genital region look smooth, as if one had a vulva.Examples: "This may sound strange to readers who know little about nudes but many female impersonators, or femme-mimics, work au naturel—except for a gaff, a bra, body makeup, jewelry, and a wig (on their head). See! Semi-nude!!"; "Sissy maids may be required to wear a gaff to disguise the male genitals, and a dominant may wish a slave to wear it on a daily basis."; "Vicky is a pre-operative MTF transsexual […] Wearing feminine underwear over her gaff in bed helps her to redefine her absence of female genitalia during sex (sexuality) in terms of it being her 'time of the month', as she jokes to Sean [her first boyfriend]."
verb (English)
1. (transitive) To doctor or modify for deceptive purposes.Examples: "When the operator began losing, he gaffed the wheel and then the patron had no chance to win. With his secret device an experienced grifter could stop the wheel at will on any number."; "However, this apathy will quickly disappear if it is learned the friendly game involves marked (gaffed) cards."; "You will be using gaffed cards: a double faced card."transitive
2. (slang, obsolete) To gamble, especially by tossing coins.obsoleteslang
3. (transitive, informal) To affix gaffer tape to, or cover with gaffer tape.Examples: "I gaffed down the sleeves to my lens hoods instead of just relying on the drawstring to hold it in place."informaltransitive
noun (English)
1. (dated) An outcry; nonsense.dated
noun (English)
1. (Ireland; British, especially Dublin, Manchester, MLE, Cockney and Glaswegian; slang) A place of residence.Examples: "We're going round to Mike's gaff later to watch the footie."; ""Steady on, mate. How was I to know this was your gaff? I was lookin' for somewhere to kip.""; "And like I said, I was so fuck-faced that I forgot I'd moved and let myself back into my old gaff."BritishIrelandMulticultural-London-Englishslang
2. (UK, slang, dated) A disreputable, low-end theatre.Examples: "Significantly, the setting is a gaff, a low, illegal theatre, and not one of the legitimate East-End stages."UKdatedslang
noun (English)
1. (informal, uncountable) Clipping of gaffer tape.Examples: "She bought a roll of black gaff to tape down the loose cords."abbreviationalt-ofclippinginformaluncountable
Definition source: Wiktionary