RF en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Various etymologies.
Meanings
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(abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of right foot.
alt of right foot
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(abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of rangefinder.
alt of rangefinder
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(abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of radio frequency.
alt of radio frequency
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(abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of rheumatoid factor.
alt of rheumatoid factor
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(abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, slang, uncountable) Initialism of ratfuck (“dirty rick or act of sabotage or interference”).
alt of ratfuck
If battalion staff were involved, we generally called the insertion an RF, Romeo Foxtrot, or Rat Fuck.
1997, Chuck Carlock, Firebirds: A Harrowing Firsthand Account of Helicopter Combat in Vietnam, Bantam, →ISBN, page 300:Thinking they actually were supporting the demonstrators, I went up to them and asked why. “No, we're not supporting them. This is just an RF (short for “Rat Fuck”). We're keeping the money," they told me, laughing.
2003, Guy T. Saperstein, Civil Warrior: Memoirs of a Civil Rights Attorney:
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(abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of right field or right fielder.
alt of right field or right fielder
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(abbreviation, alt-of, countable, qualifier:imaging, uncountable) Abbreviation of radiance field.
alt of radiance field
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| RFs | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
light field (radiance field)