Usually means: Manipulated or altered for cheating.
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General (9 matching dictionaries)
  1. gaffed: Merriam-Webster
  2. gaffed: Collins English Dictionary
  3. gaffed: Wordnik
  4. gaffed: Wiktionary
  5. Gaffed, gaffed: Dictionary.com
  6. Gaffed: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  7. Gaffed: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  8. gaffed: FreeDictionary.org
  9. gaffed: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. gaffed: Encyclopedia

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  1. gaffed: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (gaff)

noun:  A tool consisting of a large metal hook with a handle or pole, especially the one used to pull large fish aboard a boat.
noun:  A minor error or faux pas, a gaffe.
noun:  A trick or con.
noun:  (nautical) The upper spar used to control a gaff-rigged sail.
noun:  (LGBTQ) A type of tight, panty-like underwear worn to hold the penis and testicles tucked backwards and make one's genital region look smooth, as if one had a vulva.
verb:  To use a gaff, especially to land a fish.
verb:  To cheat or hoax.
verb:  (transitive) To doctor or modify for deceptive purposes.
verb:  (slang, obsolete) To gamble, especially by tossing coins.
verb:  (transitive, informal) To affix gaffer tape to, or cover with gaffer tape.
noun:  Rough or harsh treatment; criticism.
noun:  (dated) An outcry; nonsense.
noun:  (Ireland; British, especially Dublin, Manchester, MLE, Cockney and Glaswegian; slang) A place of residence.
noun:  (UK, slang, dated) A disreputable, low-end theatre.
noun:  A surname.
noun:  (informal, uncountable) Clipping of gaffer tape. [A sturdy adhesive tape, made of plastic reinforced with cross-linked fibre, often used by stage lighting electricians.]
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