nyaffn.

Brit.

/njaf/, U.S.

/njæf/, Scottish English

/njaf/, Irish English

/njæf/

Forms: Scottish 1800s gnaff, 1800s knyaff, 1800s– nyaff, 1900s– gniaf, 1900s– njaf (Shetland), 1900s– njaff (Shetland), 1900s– nyaaf (Shetland), 1900s– nyaf; Irish English (northern) 1900s– nyaff.

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: nyaff v.

Etymology: < nyaff v.

Scottish and Irish English (northern).

1. A small object; a trifle. Now rare. Sc. National Dict. at Nyaff n. records this sense as still in use in Banffshire in 1927.

ΚΠ

1814 C. I. Johnstone Saxon & Gaël I. ix. 120 What are ye seeking for the piece o' thae bits o' gnaffs, woman?

1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. at Gnaff Gnaff,..Any small or stunted object. Loth[ian].

1866 W. Gregor Dial. Banffshire (Philol. Soc.) 119 Nyaff, what is small of its kind.

2. A diminutive, insignificant, or contemptible person. Now frequently in wee nyaff.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [noun] > one who is unimportant

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pawnc1450

semi-cipher?1550

bauble1570

Jack with the feather1581

nobody1583

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niflec1635

nullity1657

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featherweight1812

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Little Willie1901

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Mickey Mouse1935

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the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > condition of being held in contempt > [noun] > state or quality of being contemptible > contemptible person

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Nimrod1933

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motorcycle1938

squiff1939

pendejo1940

snotnose1941

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slag1943

yuck1943

fuckface?1945

fuckhead?1945

shit-head1945

shite-hawk1948

schlub1950

asswipe1953

mother1955

weenie1956

hard-on1958

rass hole1959

schmucko1959

bitch ass1961

effer1961

lamer1961

arsewipe1962

asshole1962

butthole1962

cock1962

dipshit1963

motherfuck1964

dork1965

bumhole1967

mofo1967

tosspot1967

crudball1968

dipstick1968

douche1968

frickface1968

schlong1968

fuckwit1969

rassclaat1969

ass1970

wank1970

fecker1971

wanker1971

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slimeball1972

bloodclaat1973

fuckwad1974

mutha1974

suck1974

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sleazebag1981

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dweeb1982

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dickwad1983

scuzzbag1983

sleazeball1983

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dick-sucker1989

microcephalic1989

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fassyhole1997

fannybaws2000

fassy2002

1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. at Knyaff Knyaff,..A dwarf; a very puny person. Fife.

1862 D. Wingate Poems 73 Ye ape-faced nyaff.

1904 ‘H. Foulis’ Erchie xvii. 115 A lot o' nyafs in the back sates aye began to heave orange-peelin's at folk.

1947 H. W. Pryde 1st Bk. McFlannels Prol. 1 He never knew before what a bandy leggit shauchly wee nyaff his brother was.

1992 J. Torrington Swing Hammer Swing! iii. 15 The shop's owner, a crabbit wee nyaff came over.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

nyaffv.

Brit.

/njaf/, U.S.

/njæf/, Scottish English

/njaf/

Forms: 1800s 'nyaff, 1800s– nyaff, 1900s– niaff.

Origin: An imitative or expressive formation.

Etymology: Imitative. Compare yaff v.

Scottish.

intransitive. Of a (small) dog: to yelp, bark. Hence, of a child or small or insignificant person: to speak in a cheeky or peevish manner; to whinge.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > dog > [verb (intransitive)] > howl or yelp

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yappet1868

ki-yi1869

the mind > emotion > suffering > displeasure > discontent or dissatisfaction > state of complaining > complain [verb (intransitive)] > peevishly or querulously

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nyaff1808

bellyache1889

1808 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. (at cited word) Nyaff, to yelp, to bark. It properly denotes the noise made by a small dog; although sometimes applied to a the pert chat of a saucy child, or of any person of a diminutive appearance.

1907 D. B. Nicolson in J. Horne County Caithness i. iv. 80 Niaff, to yelp, to bark.

1985 M. Munro Patter 50 Nyaff, to yelp; to bark. Applied to the pert chat of a saucy child, or of any diminutive person.

Derivatives

ˈnyaffing adj. and n.

ΚΠ

1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. (at cited word) Had your tongue ye nyaffing thing.

1826 J. Wilson Noctes Ambrosianae xxix, in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Nov. 771 Siccan a barkin,..and nyaffin'..frae them in kennels.

1898 J. M. Henderson Kartdale 93 Sic critics..are sure to pock-mark him wi' their 'nyaffin.

1913 J. Service Memorables Robin Cummell iii. 21 Nae ringgle-eed or nyaffin' whalp was he.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nyaff
释义	nyaffn. Brit. /njaf/, U.S. /njæf/, Scottish English /njaf/, Irish English /njæf/ Forms: Scottish 1800s gnaff, 1800s knyaff, 1800s– nyaff, 1900s– gniaf, 1900s– njaf (Shetland), 1900s– njaff (Shetland), 1900s– nyaaf (Shetland), 1900s– nyaf; Irish English (northern) 1900s– nyaff. Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: nyaff v. Etymology: < nyaff v. Scottish and Irish English (northern). 1. A small object; a trifle. Now rare. Sc. National Dict. at Nyaff n. records this sense as still in use in Banffshire in 1927. ΚΠ 1814 C. I. Johnstone Saxon & Gaël I. ix. 120 What are ye seeking for the piece o' thae bits o' gnaffs, woman? 1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. at Gnaff Gnaff,..Any small or stunted object. Loth[ian]. 1866 W. Gregor Dial. Banffshire (Philol. Soc.) 119 Nyaff, what is small of its kind. 2. A diminutive, insignificant, or contemptible person. Now frequently in wee nyaff. 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Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. at Knyaff Knyaff,..A dwarf; a very puny person. Fife. 1862 D. Wingate Poems 73 Ye ape-faced nyaff. 1904 ‘H. Foulis’ Erchie xvii. 115 A lot o' nyafs in the back sates aye began to heave orange-peelin's at folk. 1947 H. W. Pryde 1st Bk. McFlannels Prol. 1 He never knew before what a bandy leggit shauchly wee nyaff his brother was. 1992 J. Torrington Swing Hammer Swing! iii. 15 The shop's owner, a crabbit wee nyaff came over. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). nyaffv. Brit. /njaf/, U.S. /njæf/, Scottish English /njaf/ Forms: 1800s 'nyaff, 1800s– nyaff, 1900s– niaff. Origin: An imitative or expressive formation. Etymology: Imitative. Compare yaff v. Scottish. intransitive. Of a (small) dog: to yelp, bark. Hence, of a child or small or insignificant person: to speak in a cheeky or peevish manner; to whinge. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > dog > [verb (intransitive)] > howl or yelp galec1275 yawpc1400 baffc1440 yelp1553 bawl1556 waff1570 bewh1581 yap1668 yamph1718 nyaff1808 yaff1808 yaffle1847 yappet1868 ki-yi1869 the mind > emotion > suffering > displeasure > discontent or dissatisfaction > state of complaining > complain [verb (intransitive)] > peevishly or querulously whingea1150 girnc1440 whine1530 whimper1549 hone1621 peenge1791 nyaff1808 bellyache1889 1808 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. (at cited word) Nyaff, to yelp, to bark. It properly denotes the noise made by a small dog; although sometimes applied to a the pert chat of a saucy child, or of any person of a diminutive appearance. 1907 D. B. Nicolson in J. Horne County Caithness i. iv. 80 Niaff, to yelp, to bark. 1985 M. Munro Patter 50 Nyaff, to yelp; to bark. Applied to the pert chat of a saucy child, or of any diminutive person. Derivatives ˈnyaffing adj. and n. ΚΠ 1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. (at cited word) Had your tongue ye nyaffing thing. 1826 J. Wilson Noctes Ambrosianae xxix, in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Nov. 771 Siccan a barkin,..and nyaffin'..frae them in kennels. 1898 J. M. Henderson Kartdale 93 Sic critics..are sure to pock-mark him wi' their 'nyaffin. 1913 J. Service Memorables Robin Cummell iii. 21 Nae ringgle-eed or nyaffin' whalp was he. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1814v.1808
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