Beefa

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Beefa

/ˈbiːfə/ UK

Rhymes with -iːfə

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Humorous pronunciation spelling of the British English approximation of the Spanish Ibiza in dialects with th-fronting.

proper noun

UK, slang Nickname for Ibiza: an island of the Balearic Islands, Spain. Pete Doherty sprayed Nirvana lyrics on the wall of a dressing room at the Ibiza Rocks Hotel when The Libertines played the venue last month (July 22).[…] It’s said Doherty also tagged a separate wall with the words “Aye Aye Beefa”.

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"Beefa." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/beefa. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Beefa. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/beefa

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"Beefa." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/beefa.

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@misc{beefa_2026,
  title = {Beefa},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/beefa},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}