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1. www.theneweuropean.co.uk › taking-a-shufti-atTaking a shufti at English slang - The New European

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   Jan 3, 2024 · Shufti is in origin the Arabic word šufti, meaning “have you seen?”, and comes from the verb šāf “to see”. Another Arabic word introduced by soldiers who had been serving in the Middle East and north Africa was imshi , signifying “be off, go away!”, first used in print in 1916.

2. www.oxfordreference.com › view › 10Shufti - Oxford Reference

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3. worldwidewords.org › qa › qa-shu1Shufti - World Wide Words

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

5. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › shuftishufti - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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   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.

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   Portable Document Format (PDF), standardized as ISO 32000, is a file format developed by Adobe in 1992 to present documents, including text formatting and images, in a manner independent of application software, hardware, and operating systems.

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   Where did the word Shufti come from?

   • One certainly Arabic-origin word which made its way into colloquial English in this way was shufti “look or glance”, as in the phrase “have a shufti”, where the word is more or less . It first appeared in English in the 1940s. Shufti is in origin the Arabic word , meaning “have you seen?”, and comes from the verb

   Taking a shufti at English slang - The New European

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   When was Shufti first used?

   • The earliest known use of the verb shufti is in the 1940s. OED's earliest evidence for shufti is from 1943, in the writing of C. H. Ward-Jackson. shufti is a borrowing from Arabic. Etymons: Arabic šufti.

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   What does shufty mean?

   • Q From Nick Carrington, UK: What’s the origin of shufty, meaning look, as in take a shufty? 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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   What does Partridge say about shuftiscope?

   • Among them, Partridge mentions shuftiscope, which had a number of senses, one of which he defines with ponderous delicacy as “an instrument used by doctors for research in cases of dysentery”. Support this website and keep it available! There are no adverts on this site. I rely on the kindness of visitors to pay the running costs.

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8. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › shuftiSHUFTI | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   noun. UK old-fashioned informal (also shufty) us / ˈʃʊf.ti / uk / ˈʃʊf.ti / have/take a shufti. Add to word list. to look at something quickly: Can I have a shufti at your paper? SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Using the eyes. accommodate. accommodation. all eyes are on someone/something idiom. astigmatic. beholder. cast. chart.