nuffadv.adj.pron.

Brit.

/nʌf/, U.S.

/nəf/

Forms: 1700s– 'nuff, 1800s– nuf, 1800s– nuff, 1900s– 'nuf.

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: 'nough adv., adj., and pron.

Etymology: Variant of 'nough adv., adj., and pron.

colloquial (originally U.S.).

A. adv.

= enough adj. 1a. Esp. in sure (also sho') 'nuff: sure enough (cf. sho adv.).Chiefly in representations of African-American speech.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > [adverb]

enougheOE

well enoughOE

enowc1300

fairc1300

suffisantlya1340

enoughly1340

meeta1350

sufficientlyc1380

duly1393

competentlyc1440

sufficient1509

'nougha1618

adequately1639

nuff1778

sufficingly1821

1778 H. Brooke Contending Brothers iv. viii. 179 I blief somebody's kill't sure 'nuff, or dthey vwou'd never cry out so—House, house! fwhat's here to do?

1807 L. Beach Jonathon Postfree II. i. 27 Ah yes, duce sure nuff—eberry ting sole for benefit of creditors—and not pay at lass—they sole me too.

1833 J. Neal Down-easters I. vii. 102 Bad 'nuff to be poor nigger massa, widout hab his shin kick, said the boy.

1880 J. C. Harris Uncle Remus (1881) vi. 31 Den Brer Fox grit his toof sho' nuff; he did, en he look mighty dumpy.

1921 E. O'Neill Emperor Jones (1953) ii. 170 I'se gone lost de place sho' 'nuff.

1935 Z. 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.

1958 J. M. Brewer Dog Ghosts 93 Hit was cold 'nuff to freeze a skeetuh.

1997 J. Whinray Down 'long weth We 20 Jinny hurself took't to hur bed an' maade a mooast awful bad end sure nuff!

B. adj.

= enough adj. 1. Also (originally Caribbean): plenty of, lots of, many, much; esp. in nuff respect.

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1826 S. Woodworth King's Bridge Cottage I. ii. 11 I speck he tink do dat white soger got pluck 'nuff, and dat de nigger run 'way same as if de debill after him.

1868 T. Russell Etymol. Jamaica Gram. 8 The Adjectives nuff, plenty-plenty, [etc.]; as Nuff cow pass ya; Plenty-plenty yam dig.

1950 in L. Bennet et al. Anancy Stories & Dial. Verse iii. 64 You got nuff smaddy deh ah you yard?

1967 C. Himes Black on Black (1973) 133 Go on, baby, you can be back in an hour with 'nuff bread so we can scoff.

1991 Newsday 2 Aug. ii. 80/2 Between demands for ‘nuff respect’ and the audience's collective peace signs, Freddy's ‘original bad boy talk’..showed how dancehall ultimately reduces the voice.

1994 Straight No Chaser Summer 5/2 Nuff respect goes out to Galliano... They've dented the UK national chart.

2000 D. Adebayo My Once upon Time (2001) ii. 22 You don't want a girl that can't give you nuff conversation. Why bother with it?

C. pron.

1. A sufficient quantity; = enough pron. and n. 1a. to have one's nuff (slang): to have more than enough to drink.

ΚΠ

1836 J. H. Ingraham Lafitte: Pirate of Gulf I. ii. xii. 212 ‘You hab 'nuff; you drunk now, Gil?’ she said inquiringly.

1846 G. W. Lovell Look before you Leap iii. ii. 46 He wanted to stop and make a regular night—but, says I, ‘No, Harry—no, my boy; I've had my nuff!’ So I left him.

1876 ‘M. Twain’ Adventures Tom Sawyer i. 24 The boy only struggled to free himself. He was crying,—mainly from rage. ‘Holler 'nuff!’—and the pounding went on. At last the stranger got out a smothered ‘Nuff!’ and Tom let him up.

1923 J. Manchon Le Slang 208 Nuff,..abr. enough; to have one's nuff,..être plein, ivre.

1972 T. Kenrick Tough One to Lose xxi. 167 ‘Nuff outa you guys,’ the big man called.

2000 Z. Smith White Teeth (2001) x. 248 He got some face like a donkey's pum-pum... Nuff to put my belly off its digesting, true sur!

2. nuff said n. (also nuf ced, nuf sed) no more need be said; the consequence or conclusion is obvious (abbreviated N.C., N.S.).

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > (in) sufficient amount or degree [phrase] > that is enough > said

nuff said1840

1840 Ninawah Gaz. (Peru, Illinois) 20 June 2/3 ‘N.S. (Nuff said,)’ whispered Mr. Fox.

1850 W. K. Northall Life & Recoll. Yankee Hill 38 ‘Nuff ced,’ exclaimed the Captain, ‘and now let us liquor.’

1874 Hotten's Slang Dict. (rev. ed.) 235 N.C., ‘enough said’, being the initials of Nuf ced. A certain theatrical manager spells, it is said, in this style.

1892 J. C. Duval Young Explorers 151 ‘Nuf ced,’ says Bill, ‘you jess take care of your own har, and I'll see arter mine.’

1912 Pedagogical Seminary 19 97 [Expressions of] Negation and denial..'nuff said.

1958 Spectator 30 May 677/2 Mr. Randall is one of the newer members; 'nuff said.

1988 Patches 1 Apr. 18/2 Look, I've told you lot before—there's no secret about the Gang. With the exception of me, they're all gorgeous, sexy, talented people. 'Nuff said!

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

单词	nuff
释义	nuffadv.adj.pron. Brit. /nʌf/, U.S. /nəf/ Forms: 1700s– 'nuff, 1800s– nuf, 1800s– nuff, 1900s– 'nuf. Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: 'nough adv., adj., and pron. Etymology: Variant of 'nough adv., adj., and pron. colloquial (originally U.S.). A. adv. = enough adj. 1a. Esp. in sure (also sho') 'nuff: sure enough (cf. sho adv.).Chiefly in representations of African-American speech. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > [adverb] enougheOE well enoughOE enowc1300 fairc1300 suffisantlya1340 enoughly1340 meeta1350 sufficientlyc1380 duly1393 competentlyc1440 sufficient1509 'nougha1618 adequately1639 nuff1778 sufficingly1821 1778 H. Brooke Contending Brothers iv. viii. 179 I blief somebody's kill't sure 'nuff, or dthey vwou'd never cry out so—House, house! fwhat's here to do? 1807 L. Beach Jonathon Postfree II. i. 27 Ah yes, duce sure nuff—eberry ting sole for benefit of creditors—and not pay at lass—they sole me too. 1833 J. Neal Down-easters I. vii. 102 Bad 'nuff to be poor nigger massa, widout hab his shin kick, said the boy. 1880 J. C. Harris Uncle Remus (1881) vi. 31 Den Brer Fox grit his toof sho' nuff; he did, en he look mighty dumpy. 1921 E. O'Neill Emperor Jones (1953) ii. 170 I'se gone lost de place sho' 'nuff. 1935 Z. 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. 1958 J. M. Brewer Dog Ghosts 93 Hit was cold 'nuff to freeze a skeetuh. 1997 J. Whinray Down 'long weth We 20 Jinny hurself took't to hur bed an' maade a mooast awful bad end sure nuff! B. adj. = enough adj. 1. Also (originally Caribbean): plenty of, lots of, many, much; esp. in nuff respect. ΚΠ 1826 S. Woodworth King's Bridge Cottage I. ii. 11 I speck he tink do dat white soger got pluck 'nuff, and dat de nigger run 'way same as if de debill after him. 1868 T. Russell Etymol. Jamaica Gram. 8 The Adjectives nuff, plenty-plenty, [etc.]; as Nuff cow pass ya; Plenty-plenty yam dig. 1950 in L. Bennet et al. Anancy Stories & Dial. Verse iii. 64 You got nuff smaddy deh ah you yard? 1967 C. Himes Black on Black (1973) 133 Go on, baby, you can be back in an hour with 'nuff bread so we can scoff. 1991 Newsday 2 Aug. ii. 80/2 Between demands for ‘nuff respect’ and the audience's collective peace signs, Freddy's ‘original bad boy talk’..showed how dancehall ultimately reduces the voice. 1994 Straight No Chaser Summer 5/2 Nuff respect goes out to Galliano... They've dented the UK national chart. 2000 D. Adebayo My Once upon Time (2001) ii. 22 You don't want a girl that can't give you nuff conversation. Why bother with it? C. pron. 1. A sufficient quantity; = enough pron. and n. 1a. to have one's nuff (slang): to have more than enough to drink. ΚΠ 1836 J. H. Ingraham Lafitte: Pirate of Gulf I. ii. xii. 212 ‘You hab 'nuff; you drunk now, Gil?’ she said inquiringly. 1846 G. W. Lovell Look before you Leap iii. ii. 46 He wanted to stop and make a regular night—but, says I, ‘No, Harry—no, my boy; I've had my nuff!’ So I left him. 1876 ‘M. Twain’ Adventures Tom Sawyer i. 24 The boy only struggled to free himself. He was crying,—mainly from rage. ‘Holler 'nuff!’—and the pounding went on. At last the stranger got out a smothered ‘Nuff!’ and Tom let him up. 1923 J. Manchon Le Slang 208 Nuff,..abr. enough; to have one's nuff,..être plein, ivre. 1972 T. Kenrick Tough One to Lose xxi. 167 ‘Nuff outa you guys,’ the big man called. 2000 Z. Smith White Teeth (2001) x. 248 He got some face like a donkey's pum-pum... Nuff to put my belly off its digesting, true sur! 2. nuff said n. (also nuf ced, nuf sed) no more need be said; the consequence or conclusion is obvious (abbreviated N.C., N.S.). ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > (in) sufficient amount or degree [phrase] > that is enough > said nuff said1840 1840 Ninawah Gaz. (Peru, Illinois) 20 June 2/3 ‘N.S. (Nuff said,)’ whispered Mr. Fox. 1850 W. K. Northall Life & Recoll. Yankee Hill 38 ‘Nuff ced,’ exclaimed the Captain, ‘and now let us liquor.’ 1874 Hotten's Slang Dict. (rev. ed.) 235 N.C., ‘enough said’, being the initials of Nuf ced. A certain theatrical manager spells, it is said, in this style. 1892 J. C. Duval Young Explorers 151 ‘Nuf ced,’ says Bill, ‘you jess take care of your own har, and I'll see arter mine.’ 1912 Pedagogical Seminary 19 97 [Expressions of] Negation and denial..'nuff said. 1958 Spectator 30 May 677/2 Mr. Randall is one of the newer members; 'nuff said. 1988 Patches 1 Apr. 18/2 Look, I've told you lot before—there's no secret about the Gang. With the exception of me, they're all gorgeous, sexy, talented people. 'Nuff said! This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.adj.pron.1778
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