Meaning & use
gaff
British informal term for a person's house, home, or apartment.
See it in a sentence
Come round to my gaff after work and we'll watch the match.
He's renting a tiny gaff near the station until he finds somewhere bigger.
A note on using this word
This informal British sense differs from the older meaning of 'gaff' as a pole with a hook used for landing fish.
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Another way to use it
2. noun
A long pole with a hook or spike, used especially for landing large fish.
The angler used a gaff to haul the heavy salmon onto the boat.
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