perf

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English

Pronunciation

Adjective

perf (not comparable)

  1. (philately) Abbreviation of perforated. When followed by a number, eg, perf 14, this indicates the number of perforations per two centimetres.
  2. (grammar) Abbreviation of perfective.
  3. (colloquial) Clipping of perfect.
    • 1995 November 28, David Fish, “Ads in the N.E. area (11/28)”, in 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!”, in 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”, in alt.wibby (Usenet):
      Oh what a beautiful day, perfect temp, sunny breezy, & a perf temp for doing anything.
    • 2023 September 28, Tarah-Lynn Saint-Elien, Katherine J Igoe, “28 Cute Fall Dresses That’ll Get You Through Transitional Weather in Style, JSYK”, in Cosmopolitan‎:
      This sculptural piece is perf for a celebratory brunch, don't ya think?

Noun

perf (countable and uncountable, plural perfs)

  1. (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.
  2. (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)

  1. (informal) Clipping of perforate.

Anagrams

French

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Clipping of performance.

Noun

perf f (plural perfs)

  1. (informal) performance

Etymology 2

Clipping of perfusion.

Noun

perf f (plural perfs)

  1. (informal) perfusion
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