'nuff

[ nuhf ]

noun

, Informal.

1. shortened form of enough.

Word History and Origins

Origin of 'nuff¹

An Americanism dating to 1770–80; by shortening and respelling

Example Sentences

As one reader put it, “Off. White carpet. ’nuff said.”

From Seattle Times

Tina got her sea legs as a songwriter early in the 1970s, working on her own and collaborating with such writers as Leon Ware, a Motown vet who co-wrote much of 1971’s “‘Nuff Said,” the LP that was the sequel to “Proud Mary.”

From Los Angeles Times

No reference is too niche, whether it’s an alternative version of Berry Gordy’s 1985 karate comedy, “The Last Dragon,” that is sympathetic to the film’s bad guy, Sho’nuff, or a take on Washington, D.C.’s go-go music.

From New York Times

The way that Bird and Dizzy play “Shaw ’Nuff,” they’re so accurate it almost sounds like one person playing.

From New York Times

As Stan Lee liked to say, “‘Nuff said!”

From Los Angeles Times