Green’s Dictionary of Slang

Five hundred years of the vulgar tongue

‘Quite simply the best historical dictionary of English slang there is, ever has been […] or is ever likely to be’​ — Journal of English Language and Linguistics

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naff, adj.1 1. [1960s+] in poor taste, unappealing, unfashionable, bad; thus as n. poor taste. 2. [1990s+] second-rate, workaday.
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