/ˈdɛfəʊ/
OriginFrom definitely or definite + -o (diminutive suffix).
- Australia, Canada, Ireland, UK, colloquialDefinite.
“I know for certain they′re not speaking to each other, that′s for deffo, not that I′ve even seen them in the same room over the last week to confirm their silence.”
“‘An infection. Nothing serious. They′ll have some colour in them soon, for deffo.’”
““Couldn′t say for deffo, probably at least fifteen years old, but I know they don′t make them like these any more for exactly the reason you′ve just seen. The security systems shite.””
- Australia, Canada, Ireland, UK, colloquialDefinitely.
“He told me that he's deffo going to be there tonight.”
“And I deffo don′t believe in me, cos I′m a proper knobhead, aren′t I, and always have been.”
“It′s weird, but even though Dosser was only grounded for like two weeks, I was actually starting to kind of miss him, and I deffo would′ve loved to have gone for a good old-fashioned crow-hunt that Sa”
Formsmore deffo(comparative) · most deffo(superlative)