haffiv.

Brit.

/ˈhafi/,

/ˈhafi/, U.S.

/ˈhæfi/,

/ˈhæfɪ/, Caribbean English /ˈhafi/, /ˈhafɪ/

Forms: 1900s– haffe, 1900s– haffi.

Origin: Probably formed within English, by compounding. Perhaps a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: have v., fi prep.; English have to.

Etymology: Probably (i) < have v. + fi prep.; or perhaps (ii) representing a regional and colloquial pronunciation of have to (see have v. VII.). Compare Gullah haffuh (1922 or earlier).

Caribbean (chiefly Jamaican).

Have to (preceding a verb in the infinitive: see have v. VII.). Cf. fi prep.

ΚΠ

1942 L. Bennett Jamaica Dial. Verses 5 Me haffe wait and ask de chile Ne' time wen me se' har.

1965 Sunday Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 7 Feb. 5/2 Me haffe wear good clothes and eat good food.

2020 @cooliegyal_876 28 June in twitter.com (accessed 28 June 2020) You haffi do wa u haffi do.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	haffi
释义	haffiv. Brit. /ˈhafi/, /ˈhafi/, U.S. /ˈhæfi/, /ˈhæfɪ/, Caribbean English /ˈhafi/, /ˈhafɪ/ Forms: 1900s– haffe, 1900s– haffi. Origin: Probably formed within English, by compounding. Perhaps a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: have v., fi prep.; English have to. Etymology: Probably (i) < have v. + fi prep.; or perhaps (ii) representing a regional and colloquial pronunciation of have to (see have v. VII.). Compare Gullah haffuh (1922 or earlier). Caribbean (chiefly Jamaican). Have to (preceding a verb in the infinitive: see have v. VII.). Cf. fi prep. ΚΠ 1942 L. Bennett Jamaica Dial. Verses 5 Me haffe wait and ask de chile Ne' time wen me se' har. 1965 Sunday Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 7 Feb. 5/2 Me haffe wear good clothes and eat good food. 2020 @cooliegyal_876 28 June in twitter.com (accessed 28 June 2020) You haffi do wa u haffi do. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1942
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