SHUFTI

Meaning of SHUFTI in English

[ 'ʃʊfti ]

■ noun ( plural ~s ) Brit. informal a quick look or reconnoitre.

Origin

1940s (orig. military sl.): from Arab. šāfa 'try to see'.

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SHUFTI — shufti, shufty BrE AmE ˈʃʊft i ▷ shuftis ˈʃʊft iz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SHUFTI — / ˈʃʊfti; NAmE / noun [ sing. ] • IDIOMS - have a shufti (at sth) •• WORD ORIGIN 1940s …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHUFTI — n. (pl. shuftis) Brit. colloq. a look or glimpse. [Arab. saffa try to see]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SHUFTI — n. (pl. shuftis) Brit. colloq. a look or glimpse. [ Arab. saffa try to see ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SHUFTI — n. (pl. shuftis) Brit. colloq. a look or glimpse. Etymology: Arab. saffa try to see
Oxford English vocab
SHUFTI — shufty [noun] [U] [UK dated] [informal] - a brief lookCan I have a shufti at your paper?
Cambridge English vocab
HAVE A SHUFTI (AT STH) — ( BrE , informal ) to have a quick look at sth
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHUFTY — Noun. A look, a glance. Also shufti. E.g."Have a shufty at the copyright laws before you use this dictionary on …
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SQUINT
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SCOUT — n. 25B6; noun scouts reported that the enemy were massing ahead : LOOKOUT, outrider, advance guard, vanguard; spy. a lengthy …
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PEEP — n. 25B6; verb I peeped through the keyhole : LOOK QUICKLY, cast a brief look, take a secret look, sneak …
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PEEK — n. 25B6; verb they peeked from behind the curtains : (HAVE A) PEEP, have a peek, spy, take a sly/stealthy …
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LOOK — n. 25B6; verb Mrs Wright looked at him : GLANCE, gaze, stare, gape, peer; peep, peek, take a look; watch, …
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GLANCE — n. 25B6; verb Rachel glanced at him : LOOK BRIEFLY, look quickly, peek, peep; glimpse; Scottish keek; informal have a …
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EYEFUL — n. 25B6; noun (informal) did you get an eyeful of that? : LOOK, peep, peek, glimpse, view, gaze, glance, sight; …
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EYE — n. 25B6; noun he rubbed his eyes : EYEBALL; informal peeper; poetic/literary orb. See list. sharp eyes : EYESIGHT, vision, …
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BEHOLD — v. 25B6; verb (poetic/literary) no eyes beheld them : SEE, observe, view, look at, watch, survey, gaze at/upon, regard, contemplate, …
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GLANCE — v. 1 glimpse, peek, peep, scan, look, Colloq Brit have a shufti or shufty at, take a dekko at I've …
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