NAAFIn.

Brit.

/ˈnafi/, U.S.

/ˈnæfi/,

/ˈnɑfi/

Forms: 1900s– N.A.A.F.I., 1900s– NAAFI, 1900s– Naafi, 1900s– Naffy, 1900s– Nafy.

Origin: Formed within English, as an acronym. Etymons: English Navy, Army, and Air Force Institutes.

Etymology: Acronym < the initial letters of the Navy, Army, and Air Force Institutes.

An organization which has run canteens and stores for service personnel in the British armed forces since 1921; a canteen or store run by this organization. Frequently attributive, esp. designating goods, etc., provided by or available through this organization.In 1997, the NAAFI lost a contract to supply food to the Ministry of Defence; it continued, however, to run canteens, etc., at military bases.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > eating place > [noun] > canteen

kitchen tent1640

canteen1870

mess1886

NAAFI1927

stolovaya1943

cantina1959

1921 Times 7 Jan. 7/3 The joint organization for the administration of canteens for the three Services, hitherto known as the Navy and Army Canteen Board, has been reconstituted with effect from January 1, 1921, under the title ‘The Navy, Army, and Air Force Institutes’.]

1927 Daily Express 16 Mar. 9/2 Cheering workgirls surrounded the Prince of Wales when he visited the ‘Naafi’..headquarters in Kennington yesterday.

1928 J. Fortescue Canteens in Brit. Army 73 The general policy of the N.A.A.F.I. is to afford facilities to its members of all three services to purchase commodities of high quality at prices competitive with those of ‘multiple’ shops.

1943 J. L. Hunt & A. G. Pringle Service Slang 47 Naffy, the services are supplied on land and sea by the N.A.A.F.I... There are fully equipped shops and grocery stores in addition to the station canteens and mobile canteens which serve outposts. Naffytime, the morning break.

a1944 K. Douglas Alamein to Zem Zem (1946) ii. 14 In the locker..I put some tins of N.A.A.F.I. coffee.

1945 R.A.F. Jrnl. Mar. 114/2 Their medals are depreciated; for instance, the 1939–43 medal is a Naffy gong (or Spam medal).

1959 Spectator 23 Jan. 127/3 The NAAFI Is a sort of caafi Where soldiers are rude About the food.

1972 Oxf. Times 4 Aug. 5 Mr Lewin leaves Oxford for Belfast on Monday to take up an appointment as manager of a NAAFI club in the city.

1986 ‘J. le Carré’ Perfect Spy xiii. 337 For commodities he had Naafi whisky at seven shillings a bottle and cigarettes at twelve shillings a hundred.

1996 Daily Tel. 13 May 21/6 At the end of the war she went to work for the British Council in Vienna, where she was not above smuggling in top musicians..in exchange for NAAFI silk stockings.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	naafi
释义	NAAFIn. Brit. /ˈnafi/, U.S. /ˈnæfi/, /ˈnɑfi/ Forms: 1900s– N.A.A.F.I., 1900s– NAAFI, 1900s– Naafi, 1900s– Naffy, 1900s– Nafy. Origin: Formed within English, as an acronym. Etymons: English Navy, Army, and Air Force Institutes. Etymology: Acronym < the initial letters of the Navy, Army, and Air Force Institutes. An organization which has run canteens and stores for service personnel in the British armed forces since 1921; a canteen or store run by this organization. Frequently attributive, esp. designating goods, etc., provided by or available through this organization.In 1997, the NAAFI lost a contract to supply food to the Ministry of Defence; it continued, however, to run canteens, etc., at military bases. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > eating place > [noun] > canteen kitchen tent1640 canteen1870 mess1886 NAAFI1927 stolovaya1943 cantina1959 1921 Times 7 Jan. 7/3 The joint organization for the administration of canteens for the three Services, hitherto known as the Navy and Army Canteen Board, has been reconstituted with effect from January 1, 1921, under the title ‘The Navy, Army, and Air Force Institutes’.] 1927 Daily Express 16 Mar. 9/2 Cheering workgirls surrounded the Prince of Wales when he visited the ‘Naafi’..headquarters in Kennington yesterday. 1928 J. Fortescue Canteens in Brit. Army 73 The general policy of the N.A.A.F.I. is to afford facilities to its members of all three services to purchase commodities of high quality at prices competitive with those of ‘multiple’ shops. 1943 J. L. Hunt & A. G. Pringle Service Slang 47 Naffy, the services are supplied on land and sea by the N.A.A.F.I... There are fully equipped shops and grocery stores in addition to the station canteens and mobile canteens which serve outposts. Naffytime, the morning break. a1944 K. Douglas Alamein to Zem Zem (1946) ii. 14 In the locker..I put some tins of N.A.A.F.I. coffee. 1945 R.A.F. Jrnl. Mar. 114/2 Their medals are depreciated; for instance, the 1939–43 medal is a Naffy gong (or Spam medal). 1959 Spectator 23 Jan. 127/3 The NAAFI Is a sort of caafi Where soldiers are rude About the food. 1972 Oxf. Times 4 Aug. 5 Mr Lewin leaves Oxford for Belfast on Monday to take up an appointment as manager of a NAAFI club in the city. 1986 ‘J. le Carré’ Perfect Spy xiii. 337 For commodities he had Naafi whisky at seven shillings a bottle and cigarettes at twelve shillings a hundred. 1996 Daily Tel. 13 May 21/6 At the end of the war she went to work for the British Council in Vienna, where she was not above smuggling in top musicians..in exchange for NAAFI silk stockings. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1927
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