elfish

elfish

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Etymology

    From elf + -ish.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈɛlfɪʃ/

    Adjective

    elfish (comparative more elfish, superlative most elfish)

    1. Characteristic of an elf; elfin, elven.
      • 1992 May 8, “Personal advertisement”, in Gay Community News, page 12:
        GWM, elfish, thin fem wants bad white street boy, black-haired, thick together eye brows, long chin, long boned, wide/long nose, hight [sic] skin.
    2. Mischievous.

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