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  1. There is one meaning in OED's entry for the verb shufti. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

  2. Sep 27, 2024 · Noun. [edit] shufti (plural shuftis) (UK, slang) A brief glance. Synonyms. [edit] See Thesaurus:glance. Derived terms. [edit] shufti kite. Translations. [edit] glance — see glance. Categories: English terms derived from Egyptian Arabic.

  3. Mar 26, 2024 · Oxford Languages labels it “British informal,” defines it as “a look or reconnoiter, especially a quick one,” and offers the example “I’ll take a shufti round the wood while I’m about it.” It originated as military slang. “It first appeared in English in the 1940s.

  4. Jan 5, 2002 · A Shufti (another way of writing it, the one usually given in dictionaries) is Arabic. In that language it means “have you seen?”. It’s a bit of military slang, picked up by British servicemen formerly based in the Middle East.

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  6. Sep 22, 2022 · very ancient game of skill with 32 pieces, played by two on a checkered board of 64 squares, 13c., from Old French esches "chessmen," plural of eschec "game of chess, chessboard; checkmate" (see check (n.1)), so called from the key move of the game. Modern French distinguishes éc.

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  8. Oct 25, 2024 · Definitions of shufti. noun. a quick look around (originally military slang) “take a shufti while you're out there”. see more.

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