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Naff Naf Adjective Unstylish Unsophisticated Useless Poor Quality

Front naff /naf/
Back adjective
1. Very unstylish or unsophisticated.
2. Useless; of poor quality.

[Origin unknown, perhaps from Polari slang. Earliest documented use: 1950s.]

"The entire point of the original mod movement was to reject the naff rocker look." - Clean Sweep; Vogue (New York); May 2011.

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