Gaff [gæf]
Dwelling. House. Apartment.
Examples:
Come on over to my gaff, we can watch a film or something.
I spent the night at Kat's gaff.
You want to come over to my gaff for some beers?
Meaning of Gaff from the English-Bulgarian dictionary:
- Fishing hook (for removing caught fish)
- Harpoon
- nautical Gaff
- technical Climbing irons (for climbing telegraph poles)
- American Hoax, deception, trick
- Constant ridicule/criticism, rudeness
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