kuff

English

Etymology

Shortened form of kuffar; from the Arabic كُفَّار (kuffār), the plural form of كَافِر (kāfir).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʊf/
• Rhymes: -ʊf

Noun

kuff (plural kuffs)

1. (derogatory, slang) A non-Muslim.
   • 2009, Ophelia Benson, Jeremy Stangroom, Does God Hate Women?, page 66:

     Given the clash of civilizations theory, Islamic views on kuffs, and recent tensions over the Pope's remarks in Regensburg, it is interesting to see how closely Islam and the Vatican echo each other on the question of women.

Translations

non-Muslim