Defs

/defz/ interjection

Definition

Slang shortening of 'definitely' used to express strong agreement or affirmation.

Etymology

Modern slang contraction of 'definitely,' which comes from Latin definitus. The word reflects how youth language and texting culture create abbreviated forms that spread through social media.

Kelly Says

Defs entered standard teenage vocabulary around the 2000s through online communication—it's one of the few slang words that stuck around long enough to appear in major dictionaries, showing how language evolution now happens in real time on the internet.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ምልክት
mil-kit
ARالعربية
تعريفات
ta-a-ri-fa-at
BNবাংলা
সংজ্ঞা
son-j-na
CACatalà
definicions
de-fi-ni-s-io-ns
CSČeština
definice
de-fi-ni-ce
DADansk
definitioner
de-fi-ni-tion-er
DEDeutsch
Definitionen
de-fi-ni-tio-nen
ELΕλληνικά
ορισμοί
o-ris-moi
ESEspañol
definiciones
de-fi-ni-s-io-nes
FAفارسی
تعریف
ta-a-rif
FISuomi
määritelmät
ma-a-ri-te-l-mat
FRFrançais
définitions
de-fi-ni-s-yo-ns
GUGU
સમજણ
sa-m-ja-n
HAHA
defs
defs
HEעברית
הגדרות
ha-ge-de-rot
HIहिन्दी
परिभाषाएँ
pa-ri-bha-sha-e-n
HUMagyar
definíciók
de-fi-ni-cio-k
IDBahasa Indonesia
definisi
de-fi-ni-si
IGIG
defs
defs
ITItaliano
definizioni
de-fi-ni-zio-ni
JA日本語
定義
tei-i
KKKK
defs
defs
KMKM
កំណត់
kam-nat
KO한국어
정의
jeong-ui
MRMR
defs
defs
MSBahasa Melayu
pengertian
pe-ng-er-ti-an
MYမြန်မာ
ပြောကြား
pyau-kya
NLNederlands
definities
de-fi-ni-te-it-en
NONorsk
definisjoner
de-fi-ni-sjoner
PAPA
defs
defs
PLPolski
definicje
de-fi-ni-t-sje
PTPortuguês
definições
de-fi-ni-so-es
RORomână
definiții
de-fi-ni-ți-i
RUРусский
определения
o-pre-de-le-ni-ya
SVSvenska
definitioner
de-fi-ni-tio-ner
SWKiswahili
maelezo
ma-le-zo
TAதமிழ்
வரையறை
va-ra-ya-rai
TEతెలుగు
పరిभాష
pa-ri-bha-sha
THไทย
คำนิยาม
kam-ni-yam
TLTL
definisyon
de-fi-ni-syon
TRTürkçe
tanımlar
ta-nim-lar
UKУкраїнська
значення
za-men-en-nya
URاردو
تعریف
ta-a-rif
VITiếng Việt
nghĩa định
nghi-a dinh
YOYO
defs
defs
ZH中文
定义
de-yi-ni
ZUZU
defs
defs

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