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Definition of 'deffo'

English

Adjective

(en-adj)
  • Definite.
  • * 2003 , Grace Dent, LBD: it?s a girl thing , page 45,
    • I know for certain they?re not speaking to each other, that?s for deffo , not that I?ve even seen them in the same room over the last week to confirm their silence.
  • * 2009 , Joe Stretch, Wildlife , unnumbered page,
    • ‘An infection. Nothing serious. They?ll have some colour in them soon, for deffo .’
  • * 2009 , Stephen Leonard Lancashire, Immaculate Deception , page 271,
    • “Couldn?t say for deffo , probably at least fifteen years old, but I know they don?t make them like these any more for exactly the reason you?ve just seen. The security systems shite.”
  • * 2010 , Simon Pegg, Nerd Do Well , page 25,
    • Needles wilted under the force of Pegg?s demand, his eyes widened and he seemed to shrink in size, and I can?t say for deffo but I think he probably wet himself.

    Adverb

    (en-adv)
  • (slang|Australia|UK|Ireland|Canada) Definitely.
    • He told me that he's deffo going to be there tonight.
  • * 2009 , Nick Leather, Billy Wonderful , page 12,
    • And I deffo don?t believe in me, cos I?m a proper knobhead, aren?t I, and always have been.
  • * 2011 , Andrew Fitzpatrick, Strictly Legal , page 128,
    • It?s weird, but even though Dosser was only grounded for like two weeks, I was actually starting to kind of miss him, and I deffo would?ve loved to have gone for a good old-fashioned crow-hunt that Saturday afternoon,.
  • * 2011 , Maggie Graham, Me and My Animals , page 142,
    • ‘And no giving in at the slightest whimper. Agreed?’
    ‘Deffo !’ He couldn?t see my fingers crossed behind my back.

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