ef

noun, conj — 2 senses

ef

noun

/ˈɛf/

1

The name of the Latin script letter F/f.

I have drunk en-ee-cee-tee-ay-ar from the ef-ell-oh-doubleyou-ee-ar-ess in his gee-ay-ar-dee-ee-en many a time.2004, Will Rogers, The Stonking Steps, page 170:

Derived terms: efavirenz, eff

ef

conj

1

Nonstandard, Pronunciation spelling Pronunciation spelling of if, representing dialectal English.

Captain Tom would have hired him to hunt down his own child, ef Rosebud hadn’t interfered.1882, James Jackson, Tom Terror, the Outlaw:

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