'arfn.adj.adv.

/ɑːf/

Forms: also arf.

Etymology: Representing a pronunciation of half n., half adj., or half adv.

nonstandard.

= half n., half adj., or half adv.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > two > division into two > [noun] > division into two equal parts > a half

halfc950

halfendealc1000

half-part1398

half-deal1399

mediety?1440

moiety1444

demi1501

demi-parcela1592

single1592

second1594

tally1647

'arf1854

half-value1903

1854 Punch 26 82/1 First Polite Native. Who's 'im, Bill? Second ditto. A stranger! First ditto. 'Eave 'arf a brick at 'im.

1889 J. S. Farmer Americanisms 201/2 The rough's traditional 'arf brick.

1903 G. B. Shaw Man & Superman ii. 70 Here! Mister! arf a mo! steady on!

1915 ‘Bartimeus’ Tall Ship 69 Not 'arf.

1934 T. S. Eliot Rock i. 12 'Arf a mo', 'arf a mo'. It's lucky for you two as you've got someone what's done a bit o' lookin' into things to keep you in line.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2018).

arfint.

Brit.

/ɑːf/, U.S.

/ɑrf/

Origin: An imitative or expressive formation.

Etymology: Imitative. In sense 2 probably partly suggested or reinforced by similarity to laugh v. and to ha ha int.Originally found in both senses in cartoons and comic strips.

1. Representing the bark of a (small) dog, or a human imitation of such a bark. Usually repeated in arf arf, etc. Cf. bow-wow int. and n., woof int. and n.² 1.

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1916 Salt Lake Tribune 21 May 48/1 (cartoon caption) I'll be leader for a game of foller [sic] the leader... Tweet, tweet... Eek, eek... Arf, arf, arf!

1928 Woodville (Mississippi) Republican 5 May 3/2 The ear-splitting ‘Arf! Arf!’ of a Pomeranian..has disappeared... A dog trainer had taught Darkie not to bark.

1955 M. Brand Some Love, some Hunger xvi. 101 ‘Joe the dog, arf arf arf,’ Joe cried triumphantly.

1968 N.Y. Times 10 May 47/1 [Little Orphan] Annie was invariably accompanied by her dog Sandy, whose contribution to..the comic strip was ‘Arf!’ and sometimes ‘Arf! Arf!’

1975 Times 11 June 14/7 Such callers would usually start by saying they had found the dog... ‘Can't you recognize its bark?’ and they would go ‘arf, arf’ into the mouthpiece.

2007 J. Clark Heart like Water xlix. 302 I kept kicking that dog and..he kept going arf arf arf.

2. Representing a hearty laugh. Frequently reduplicated in arf arf, etc., to suggest a burst of laughter. Cf. fnarr fnarr int.Strongly associated with the comic strip character Popeye, created by Elzie Crisler Segar in 1929.

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1931 N.Y. Evening Jrnl. 8 June 13/6 ‘Popeye, if it wasn't for my sense of humor, I'd go nuts.’ ‘Arf! Arf!’

1959 L. Lee Cider with Rosie (1962) 205 What about it, young lad? You and Jo—last night? Ho, yes! we seen you, arf! arf!

1989 Empire Sept. 103/1 Its sometimes rather shallow (arf arf) story-line is compensated for by its stunning Bond-like locations.

2008 Observer (Nexis) 17 Aug. (Food Monthly Suppl.) 30 Warner is up to his bum in freezing water... He does not obviously come across as larger than life (although perhaps that's the cold water, arf, arf).

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	arf
释义	'arfn.adj.adv. /ɑːf/ Forms: also arf. Etymology: Representing a pronunciation of half n., half adj., or half adv. nonstandard. = half n., half adj., or half adv. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > two > division into two > [noun] > division into two equal parts > a half halfc950 halfendealc1000 half-part1398 half-deal1399 mediety?1440 moiety1444 demi1501 demi-parcela1592 single1592 second1594 tally1647 'arf1854 half-value1903 1854 Punch 26 82/1 First Polite Native. Who's 'im, Bill? Second ditto. A stranger! First ditto. 'Eave 'arf a brick at 'im. 1889 J. S. Farmer Americanisms 201/2 The rough's traditional 'arf brick. 1903 G. B. Shaw Man & Superman ii. 70 Here! Mister! arf a mo! steady on! 1915 ‘Bartimeus’ Tall Ship 69 Not 'arf. 1934 T. S. Eliot Rock i. 12 'Arf a mo', 'arf a mo'. It's lucky for you two as you've got someone what's done a bit o' lookin' into things to keep you in line. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2018). arfint. Brit. /ɑːf/, U.S. /ɑrf/ Origin: An imitative or expressive formation. Etymology: Imitative. In sense 2 probably partly suggested or reinforced by similarity to laugh v. and to ha ha int.Originally found in both senses in cartoons and comic strips. 1. Representing the bark of a (small) dog, or a human imitation of such a bark. Usually repeated in arf arf, etc. Cf. bow-wow int. and n., woof int. and n.² 1. ΚΠ 1916 Salt Lake Tribune 21 May 48/1 (cartoon caption) I'll be leader for a game of foller [sic] the leader... Tweet, tweet... Eek, eek... Arf, arf, arf! 1928 Woodville (Mississippi) Republican 5 May 3/2 The ear-splitting ‘Arf! Arf!’ of a Pomeranian..has disappeared... A dog trainer had taught Darkie not to bark. 1955 M. Brand Some Love, some Hunger xvi. 101 ‘Joe the dog, arf arf arf,’ Joe cried triumphantly. 1968 N.Y. Times 10 May 47/1 [Little Orphan] Annie was invariably accompanied by her dog Sandy, whose contribution to..the comic strip was ‘Arf!’ and sometimes ‘Arf! Arf!’ 1975 Times 11 June 14/7 Such callers would usually start by saying they had found the dog... ‘Can't you recognize its bark?’ and they would go ‘arf, arf’ into the mouthpiece. 2007 J. Clark Heart like Water xlix. 302 I kept kicking that dog and..he kept going arf arf arf. 2. Representing a hearty laugh. Frequently reduplicated in arf arf, etc., to suggest a burst of laughter. Cf. fnarr fnarr int.Strongly associated with the comic strip character Popeye, created by Elzie Crisler Segar in 1929. ΚΠ 1931 N.Y. Evening Jrnl. 8 June 13/6 ‘Popeye, if it wasn't for my sense of humor, I'd go nuts.’ ‘Arf! Arf!’ 1959 L. Lee Cider with Rosie (1962) 205 What about it, young lad? You and Jo—last night? Ho, yes! we seen you, arf! arf! 1989 Empire Sept. 103/1 Its sometimes rather shallow (arf arf) story-line is compensated for by its stunning Bond-like locations. 2008 Observer (Nexis) 17 Aug. (Food Monthly Suppl.) 30 Warner is up to his bum in freezing water... He does not obviously come across as larger than life (although perhaps that's the cold water, arf, arf). This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.adj.adv.1854int.1916
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