perf
See also: perf.
English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)f
Adjective
perf (not comparable)
- (philately) Abbreviation of perforated. When followed by a number, eg, perf 14, this indicates the number of perforations per two centimetres.
- (grammar) Abbreviation of perfective.
- (colloquial) Clipping of perfect.
- 1995 November 28, David Fish, Ads in the N.E. area (11/28), rec.games.video.arcade.collecting, Usenet:
- Games are perf for home use or as [a] money maker.
- 2001 January 15, "Freaksaus", The best regular Magic Amulet ever!, alt.games.diablo, Usenet:
- The best one I have ever seen on an ammy is +1 sorc and +18 str
- It was perf for my sorc who needed just a bit more strength [...]
- 2002 July 23, "sawdust", Day, alt.wibby, Usenet:
- Oh what a beautiful day, perfect temp, sunny breezy, & a perf temp for doing anything.
- 1995 November 28, David Fish, Ads in the N.E. area (11/28), rec.games.video.arcade.collecting, Usenet:
Noun
perf (plural perfs)
- (informal) Clipping of performance.
- 2015, Theresa Brown, The Shift: One Nurse, Twelve Hours, Four Patients' Lives
- I put in a note about her perf, including when and how I found out about it.
- 2015, Theresa Brown, The Shift: One Nurse, Twelve Hours, Four Patients' Lives
- (informal) Clipping of perforation. (of postage stamps or photographic film)
Verb
perf (third-person singular simple present perfs, present participle perfing, simple past and past participle perfed)
- (informal) Clipping of perforate.
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɛʁf/
Etymology 1
Clipping of performance.
Noun
perf f (plural perfs)
- (informal) performance
Etymology 2
Clipping of perfusion.
Noun
perf f (plural perfs)
- (informal) perfusion