deffos

English

Etymology

From deffo +‎ -s.

Adverb

deffos (not comparable)

1. (colloquial, chiefly UK) Definitely.

   Synonyms: def, defs, deffo

   • 2013, Lindsey Kelk, About a Girl, Rearsby, Leicester: W F Howes Ltd, →ISBN, page 124:

     A quick peep out of the window confirmed I was not in Clerkenwell. 'Dead sure about it. I can see the sea and everything. Deffos in Hawaii.'

   • 2014, Holly Bourne, The Manifesto on How to Be Interesting, London: Usborne, →ISBN, page 214:

     "Lay off, Jass. Can't we just forget it and have a good night?" Jass looked like she was going to protest but decided against it, and broke into a wide smile. "Deffos. Come on, more cocktails are needed!"

   • 2023 July 6, Harriet Johnston, “Viewers of the Great British Sewing Bee left stunned as contestant makes a revelation about her age”, in Daily Mail‎^[1], London: DMG Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-07-08:

     A fourth wrote: 'Loving 90s week on sewing bee tonight. Deffos my favourite decade. I was more grunge than Spice Girls.'