ref
/rɛf
/informal
noun
(In sports) a referee.The amount of abuse that some players give the refs must make refs feel like sending players off just to shut them up....
- I actually found myself on the verge of boycotting the playoffs because of the refs.
- With time running out and Salford supporters screaming at the ref to blow for full time, Duffy made another break.
verb (refs, reffing, reffed) [with object]
Act as referee in (a game or match).Steve Clark will be reffing the game....
- The sad part is, he has reffed at least 15 of our games.
- Nick Matthew reffed the first match with almost no conflicts.
Origin
Late 19th century: abbreviation.