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perf

  • /pɜː(ɹ)f/

Sounds like Perth (th-fronting) · Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)f

adjective

  1. abbreviation, not comparable Abbreviation of perforated; when followed by a number, eg, perf 14, this indicates the number of perforations per two centimetres.
  2. abbreviation, not comparable Abbreviation of perfective
  3. abbreviation, clipping, colloquial, not comparable Clipping of perfect Games are perf for home use or as [a] money maker.

noun perfs

  1. abbreviation, clipping, countable, informal, uncountable Clipping of performance I put in a note about her perf, including when and how I found out about it.
  2. abbreviation, clipping, countable, informal, uncountable Clipping of (of postage stamps or photographic film) perforation

verb perfs · perfing · perfed

  1. abbreviation, clipping, informal Clipping of perforate

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

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@misc{perf_2026,
  title = {perf},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/perf},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}