perf

See also: perf.

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɜː(ɹ)f/

• Audio (Southern England):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)f

Adjective

perf (not comparable)

1. (philately) Abbreviation of perforated. When followed by a number, eg, perf 14, this indicates the number of perforations per two centimetres.
2. (grammar) Abbreviation of perfective.
3. (colloquial) Clipping of perfect.
   • 1995 November 28, David Fish, “Ads in the N.E. area (11/28)”, in rec.games.video.arcade.collecting (Usenet):

     Games are perf for home use or as [a] money maker.

   • 2001 January 15, Freaksaus, “The best regular Magic Amulet ever!”, in alt.games.diablo (Usenet):

     The best one I have ever seen on an ammy is +1 sorc and +18 str
     It was perf for my sorc who needed just a bit more strength [...]

   • 2002 July 23, sawdust, “Day”, in alt.wibby (Usenet):

     Oh what a beautiful day, perfect temp, sunny breezy, & a perf temp for doing anything.

   • 2023 September 28, Tarah-Lynn Saint-Elien, Katherine J Igoe, “28 Cute Fall Dresses That’ll Get You Through Transitional Weather in Style, JSYK”, in Cosmopolitan‎^[1]:

     This sculptural piece is perf for a celebratory brunch, don't ya think?

Noun

perf (countable and uncountable, plural perfs)

1. (informal) Clipping of performance.
   • 2015, Theresa Brown, The Shift: One Nurse, Twelve Hours, Four Patients' Lives‎^[2]:

     I put in a note about her perf, including when and how I found out about it.

2. (informal) Clipping of perforation. (of postage stamps or photographic film)

Verb

perf (third-person singular simple present perfs, present participle perfing, simple past and past participle perfed)

1. (informal) Clipping of perforate.

Anagrams

• EFRP, pref

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɛʁf/

Etymology 1

Clipping of performance.

Noun

perf f (plural perfs)

1. (informal) performance

Etymology 2

Clipping of perfusion.

Noun

perf f (plural perfs)

1. (informal) perfusion