nerf
pronunciation
How to pronounce nerf in British English:
UK [nɜ:f]
How to pronounce nerf in American English:
US [nərf]
Word Origin
- nerf
- 1955, in nerf bars, hot-rodder slang for "custom bumpers;" from slang verb in auto racing (1953) meaning "to nudge something with a bumper in passing and knock it off course;" ultimate origin and signification unknown. As a trademark name for toys made of foam-like material for indoor play, introduced 1970 (Nerf ball). By 1995 this had yielded a verbal sense of "to make less effective" (as a Nerf basketball is softer and lighter than the real thing).
Example
- 1. Antonio and nerf called . Said you were sick .
- 2. Nerf told me where they stay down by queensbridge .
- 3. I pulled out the nerf football I had brought along .
- 4. Nerf sport flag football set reviews .
- 5. They hid their nerf guns inside . They ate chocolate in secret .