wikipedia|The Smurfs
English
Pronunciation
AHD|smûf (UK) or smûrf (US)
IPA|/sm��f/ (UK) or /sm�f/ (US)
SAMPA|/sm3:f/</tt> (UK) or <tt>/sm3`f/</tt> (US)<tt>
Etymology
1958. From the fictional blue pixies with white stocking caps created by Pierre Culliford in Le Journal de Spirou.
Noun
en-noun
- A person who smurfs as defined by the verb definition of smurf; i.e. liar
- A fictional character from the television program The Smurfs
- Any object the Smurfs don't know the name of
Translations
Croatian: Å trumf
Czech: šmoulové
Danish: smølf
Dutch: smurf
French: Schtroumpf
Finnish: i puffi (plural)
German: Schlumpf, Die Schlümpfe (plural)
Icelandic: strumpur, strumpar (plural)
Italian: Puffo, I Puffi (plural)
Polish: Smerf
Portuguese: estrumpfe, Estrumpfes (plural)
Spanish: pitufo, Los Pitufos (plural)
Verb
en-verb
- To encounter another without revealing one's true identity.
- sports: The act of lying and making a person believe they have an advantage over you, and then revealing your true potential or identity, often benefiting oneself.
Usage notes
This verb can be used to replace any verb
:Quotations
:*"Are you talking just like us?"<br>"No, we smurf. It's much less fuss."
:*"Can you crawl through a water tap?"<br>"Yes, we smurf through a water tap."
Slang: postilionage.
Translations
French: schtroumpfer
See also
smurfy
French
Noun
'smurf m
- breakdancing
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