Hoff

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English

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

the Hoff

  1. (slang) David Hasselhoff.

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  • "'America's Got Talent' recap: 'Hoff the charts!'" (Entertainment Weekly)
  • "Actor David Hasselhoff, the "America's Got Talent" judge known for his playfully Hoff-ful puns, has listed his longtime family home in Encino at $4,195,000." (The Los Angeles Times)
  • "Hoff the Wall" (The Sun)
  • "America's Got Talent: Five Finalists and a Singing Hoff in the House" (E! Online)
  • "Hoff praises Holly's topless show" (The Press Association)

Limburgish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Frankish *hof, from Proto-West Germanic *hof, from Proto-Germanic *hufą (“hill, farm”).

Pronunciation

Noun

Hoff m (plural Höff, diminutive Höffke)

  1. (Eupen) yard, court, courtyard (open area by a house or enclosed by houses)
  2. (Eupen) court (residence and entourage of a nobleman)
  3. (Eupen) farmyard (central area of a farm, excluding the fields)
  4. (Eupen, by extension) farm, agricultural enterprise

Luxembourgish

Etymology

Derived from hiewen (“to lift”). Compare German Hub (“the act of lifting; that which is lifted”).

Pronunciation

Noun

Hoff m (plural Hëff)

  1. effort, try, exertion, push (especially in a lifting or pulling motion)

Plautdietsch

Etymology

From Middle Low German and Old Saxon hof.

Noun

Hoff m (plural Häw)

  1. yard, courtyard
  2. court

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