laff

== English == === Noun === laff (plural laffs) (chiefly humorous) Alternative spelling of laugh. === Verb === laff (third-person singular simple present laffs, present participle laffing, simple past and past participle laffed) (chiefly humorous) Alternative spelling of laugh. == German == === Etymology === Borrowed from Low German laff, which is either inherited from Middle Low German *laf (seemingly not attested) or borrowed from Middle Dutch laf (early 15th century), all probably from Proto-Germanic *laba-, from Proto-Indo-European *leb- (“to hang loosely”). Compare modern Dutch laf (“cowardly”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /laf/ === Adjective === laff (strong nominative masculine singular laffer, comparative laffer, superlative am laffsten) (regional, chiefly northern and central Germany) lethargic, weak, slack Synonyms: schlapp, lasch (regional, chiefly northern and central Germany) tasteless, insipid Synonym: fade ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== labberig labern === References ===