# taff

taff is a German adjective meaning “tough”. Forms: taffer, am taffsten.

## Forms

- Comparative: taffer
- Superlative: am taffsten

## Meanings

1. _colloquial_ tough, robust, hard-bitten, assertive, socially apt and self-assured, quick-witted
   - Enrique Iglesias über seine Lebensgefährtin: “Ich wünschte, ich wäre nur halb so taff und kämpferisch.” — Enrique Iglesias on his partner: “I wish I was only half as tough and combative”
2. _colloquial_ demanding; tough
   - Sie ist eine taffe Person.

## Examples

- Tom ist nicht taff. — Tom isn't tough.
- Tom redet taff. — Tom talks tough.

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