gaff
IPA: gˈæf
noun
- A tool consisting of a large metal hook with a handle or pole, especially the one used to pull large fish aboard a boat.
- A minor error or faux pas, a gaffe.
- A trick or con.
- (nautical) The upper spar used to control a gaff-rigged sail.
- (LGBT) A type of tight, panty-like underwear worn to hold the male genitalia tucked backwards and make one's genital region look smooth, as if one had a vulva.
- Rough or harsh treatment; criticism.
- (dated) An outcry; nonsense.
- (Ireland; Britain, especially Manchester, Cockney and Glaswegian; slang) A place of residence.
- (UK, slang, dated) A disreputable, low-end theatre.
- A surname.
- (informal, uncountable) Clipping of gaffer tape. [A sturdy adhesive tape, made of plastic reinforced with cross-linked fibre, often used by stage lighting electricians.]
verb
- To use a gaff, especially to land a fish.
- To cheat or hoax.
- (transitive) To doctor or modify for deceptive purposes.
- (slang, obsolete) To gamble, especially by tossing coins.
- (transitive, informal) To affix gaffer tape to, or cover with gaffer tape.
Examples of "gaff" in Sentences
- The gaff serves as a boat hook.
- This is the biggest gaffe in the film.
- Thanks for the tactful hadling of my gaffe.
- This does not fit the definition of a gaffe.
- He was the king of the propositional gaff bet.
- A gaff in the sail is supported at the top by a spar.
- The halyard is attached to a fixed point on the gaff.
- This gaffe was the major turning point in the campaign.
- It was square rigged on the main mast, with a gaff rig on the mizzen.
- The gaff is suspended from the mast and rises and falls with the sail.