af

¹ American  

[ey-ef, af] / ˈeɪˈɛf, æf /

Or AF

abbreviation

Slang.

1. as fuck; to a great degree (a euphemistic initialism used as a general intensifier, without explicit vulgarity).

   He’s annoying af.

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AF ² American  

abbreviation

1. Air Force.

2. Anglo-French.

3. Asian female.

4. Pathology. atrial fibrillation.

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af- ³ American  

1. variant of ad- before f: affect.

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Af. ⁴ American  

abbreviation

1. Africa.

2. African.

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a.f. ⁵ American  

abbreviation

1. audio frequency.

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A.F. ⁶ American  

abbreviation

1. Air Force.

2. Anglo-French.

3. audio frequency.

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AF ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. Anglo-French

2. automatic focus

3. audio frequency

4. (in Canada) Air Force

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A/F ² British  

abbreviation

1. as found

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a.f. ³ British  

abbreviation

1. audio frequency

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af ⁴ British  

abbreviation

1. Afghanistan

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Etymology

Origin of af

First recorded in 2005–10

Example Sentences

P.R-R and C.T. were supported by Alzheimerfonden and Margaretha af Ugglas Stiftelse.

From Science Daily • Mar. 11, 2024

The opera’s composer, Paula af Malmborg Ward, and librettist Kerstin Perski created a previous opera about swindlers and wanted to further explore why people believe serial liars, they told the Swedish press.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 1, 2023

And af Klint, who died in 1944, became a fixture of museum gift shops, movie theaters and college dormitory posters.

From New York Times • Aug. 28, 2023

After youth spells at Boldklubben af 1893 and Brondby, Hojlund began his senior career at Copenhagen, making his debut aged 17 in 2020.

From BBC • Jul. 25, 2023

“Can’t you see her af fection for me?”

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole