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nuff colloq. (orig. U.S.).|nʌf|
Also nuf, 'nuff.
[colloq. and dial. abbrev. of enough a., n., and adv.; cf. 'nough.]
1. a. nuff said, an indication that nothing more need be said on a particular topic. Also nuf(f) ced, nuf(f) sed, abbrev. N.C., N.S.
1840Ninawah (Peru, Ill.) Gaz. 20 June 2/3 ‘N.S. (Nuff said,)’ whispered Mr. Fox. 1841Spirit of Times 30 Oct. 409/1 ‘N.S., nuf sed’, and up went the soap. 1873Hotten Slang Dict. 235 N.C., ‘enough said’, being the initials of Nuf ced. A certain theatrical manager spells, it is said, in this style. 1882Sydney Slang Dict. 6/2 N.C., ‘Nuff Ced’, enough said. Thea. origin. 1892J. C. Duval Young Explorers 151 ‘Nuf ced,’ says Bill, ‘you jess take care of your own har, and I'll see arter mine.’ 1909J. R. Ware Passing Eng. 184 Nuf ced (From America). Contraction of ‘enough said’—absurdly spelt. Warning to say no more. Used in Liverpool chiefly. 1912Pedagogical Seminary XIX. 97 [Expressions of] Negation and denial..'nuff said. 1942N. Balchin Darkness falls from Air xiv. 234 ‘All right,’ he said. ‘'Nuff said.’ 1958Spectator 30 May 677/2 Mr. Randall is one of the newer members; 'nuff said. 1965M. Spark Mandelbaum Gate vi. 164, I hope the food..is not unwholesome. How well I remember those weeks following your return from Spain... ‘Nuff said’! 1971J. Aitken Nightly Deadshade v. 49 ‘He and Steinherz knew one another at university before they were here.’ 'Nuff said, I suppose.
b. sure 'nuff, sho' nuff, sure enough; often used as an intensive or to give emphasis to a point. (This sense chiefly U.S., esp. in representations of Black English.)
1880J. C. Harris Uncle Remus (1881) vi. 31 Den Brer Fox grit his toof sho' nuff; he did, en he look mighty dumpy. 1887C. W. Chesnutt in Atlantic Monthly Aug. 257/1 Sho nuff, it rain de nex' day. 1898J. D. Brayshaw Slum Silhouettes 150 An' sure 'nuff the nex' night arter, bang-bang comes a posty's knock at the door. 1921E. O'Neill Emperor Jones (1953) ii. 168 I'se done up sho' 'nuff. Ibid. 170 I'se gone lost de place sho' 'nuff. 1935Z. N. Hurston Mules & Men i. i. 26 Ole Massa begin to figger dat John musta seen somethin' sho nuff because John never had disobeyed him before. 1942S. Kennedy in B. A. Botkin Treas. S. Folklore (1949) iii. ii. 511 Sho nuff there was the preacher's buggy. 1971J. D. Carr Deadly Hall xvii. 200 He's sho' nuff in good shape and ought to thank you.
2. Various other uses (see quots.).
1890Barrère & Leland Dict. Slang II. 91/2 Nuff (soldiers): to have one's nuff, means to have had more drink than is good for one, i.e., enough. 1923J. Manchon Le Slang 208 Nuff,..abr. enough; to have one's nuff,..être plein, ivre. 1967C. Himes Black on Black (1973) 133 Go on, baby, you can be back in an hour with 'nuff bread so we can scoff. 1972T. Kenrick Tough One to Lose xxi. 167 ‘Nuff outa you guys,’ the big man called. |