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Naff or NAFF may refer to: People: * William E. Naff, an American scholar of Japanese language * Lycia Naff, actress * D-Naff (born 1974), a Namibian award-winning Gospel rapper, and a former street gangster * Petty Naff, a notorious rowdy of the Know-Nothing Riot of 1856 * Kevin Naff, editor at the Washington Blade Acronym: * National Association for Freedom * Nederlandse American Football Federatie (see American football in the Netherlands) Other: * Naff (Polari), UK slang meaning 'inferior, tacky' * Naff, Indonesian alternative rock band See also * Naf River The Naf River ( ''Naf Nodi'' ; ; ) is an international river marking part of the Bangladesh–Myanmar border, border of southeastern Bangladesh and northwestern Myanmar. Geography The Naf's average depth is , and maximum depth is . Its width ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William E
William is a masculine given name of Germanic origin. It became popular in England after the Norman conquest in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will or Wil, Wills, Willy, Willie, Bill, Billie, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie). Female forms include Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the German given name ''Wilhelm''. Both ultimately descend from Proto-Germanic ''*Wiljahelmaz'', with a direct cognate also in the Old Norse name ''Vilhjalmr'' and a West Germanic borrowing into Medieval Latin ''Willelmus''. The Proto-Germanic name is a compound of *''wiljô'' "will, wish, desire" and *''helmaz'' "helm, helmet".Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxfor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lycia Naff
Lycia Naff (born August 29, 1962) is an American dancer, actress, and journalist. She is best known as an actress for a two-episode role as Ensign Sonya Gomez on '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' and for an appearance as a three-breasted sex worker in '' Total Recall''. Her journalism career includes early work on the Bill Cosby sexual assault cases story in 2014 with her interview of actress and rape survivor Barbara Bowman. Biography Acting Her acting career began as a dancer in the 1982 television series '' Fame''. She appeared as a sex worker named Dixie in the 1987 film ''Lethal Weapon'' and as TC in Troma's 1989 '' Chopper Chicks in Zombietown''. In 1989 she appeared as Ensign Sonya Gomez on two episodes of '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' in 1989, a role she would return to in 2021 to voice Captain Sonya Gomez on the animated series '' Star Trek: Lower Decks''. Her small role as Mary, a triple-breasted mutant sex worker in Paul Verhoeven's 1990 motion picture '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
D-Naff
Naftalie Shigwedha Amukwelele (born 1 January 1974) commonly known as D-Naff, is a Namibian multiple award-winning and top selling rapper /singer, actor and a former street gangster. D-Naff sings inspirational Gospel / religious music in the style of kwaito, hip hop, kizomba, dancehall and afro-pop. D-Naff is also a motivational and inspirational speaker and has visited more than 100 schools, Universities and colleges in Namibia including the Namibia University of Science and Technology, Windhoek College of Education, Ongwediva College of Education and the University of Namibia. Early life As a young boy he grew up "takandeke", a traditional popular fight among the Aawambo young men practiced as an initiation into manhood, as well as swimming in the plains and wells during or after rainy seasons with his friends, and hunting in the forests. Time and again he would come back home with his shorts torn from all the climbing and adventure. He attended Eendombe Combined School and l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Know-Nothing Riot Of 1856
The Baltimore Know-Nothing riots of 1856 occurred in Baltimore, Maryland between September and November of that year. The Know Nothing Party gained traction in Baltimore as native-born residents disliked the growing immigrant population. Local street gangs became divided on political grounds, with the Know-Nothing affiliated gangs clashing with gangs affiliated with the Democratic Party. The partisans were involved in widespread violence at the polls and across Baltimore during municipal and national elections that year. Know-Nothing Party platform The Know-Nothing Party originated in New York in 1844, when the American Republican Party officially split from the American Whig Party. The Know-Nothing Party's central policies were nativist, or hostile to immigrants. Nativists feared that the immigrants would use their voting power to elect unsuitable politicians, given the generalization that immigrants were aligned with radical political groups and typically worked in low ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Washington Blade
The ''Washington Blade'' is an LGBTQ newspaper in the Washington metropolitan area. The ''Blade'' is the oldest LGBTQ newspaper in the United States and third largest by circulation, behind the '' Philadelphia Gay News'' and the '' Gay City News'' of New York City. The ''Blade'' is often referred to as America's gay newspaper of record because it chronicled LGBTQ news locally, nationally, and internationally. ''The New York Times'' said the ''Blade'' is considered "one of the most influential publications written for a gay audience." The paper was originally launched as an independent publication in October 1969 with a focus on bringing the community together. In 2001, the ''Blade'' was purchased by Window Media LLC, a group of gay-oriented newspapers circulated throughout the United States with a staff composed of professional journalists, becoming a leading source of news for the readers both in Washington and around the nation. The paper publishes weekly on Fridays and cel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Association For Freedom
The Freedom Association (TFA) is a pressure group in the United Kingdom that describes itself as "a non-partisan, classically liberal campaign group", which has links to the Conservative Party and UK Independence Party (UKIP). TFA was founded in 1975 as the National Association for Freedom (NAFF) and gained public prominence through its anti-trade union campaigns. Its popularity grew after campaigning against perceived abuses to individual freedom including big business, big government, organised labour, and Irish political violence. By the end of the 1970s the organisation had around 20,000 members.Barberis, Peter, McHugh, John, Tyldesley, Mike, ''Encyclopedia of British and Irish Political Organizations: Parties, Groups and Movements of the 20th Century'', Continuum International Publishing Group, 2005 p.321 In the 1980s, TFA campaigned against sporting sanctions imposed on apartheid-era South Africa – earning a judicial rebuke after taking unsuccessful legal action to over ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Football In The Netherlands
American football in the Netherlands has been on the map both nationally and internationally since the 1980s. However, it took almost 40 years before the first American Football game played in the Netherlands was followed up. In 1946 two American University teams played an exhibition game in the Olympic Stadium (Amsterdam). Not until 1980 did the following step appear, when René Koningferander issued a request on the TV sports programme 'Sprekershoek' for people who were interested in the sport. Koningferander had been introduced to the sport by his gymnastics teacher Guus Annokkee who would go on to be the founder and inaugural chairman of the NAFF (Nederlandse American Football Federatie). Koningferander's TV plea instigated the founding of the Netherlands' first domestic club: the Amsterdam Rams. History 1981–1984: Growth of interest The first game played by an American football team from the Netherlands was on Easter Sunday in 1981 when the Amsterdam Rams faced the Her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naff (Polari)
Polari () is a form of slang or cant historically used primarily in the United Kingdom by some actors, circus and fairground performers, professional wrestlers, merchant navy sailors, criminals and prostitutes, and particularly among the gay subculture. There is some debate about its origins, but it can be traced to at least the 19th century and possibly as early as the 16th century. Polari has a long-standing connection with Punch and Judy street puppeteers, who traditionally used it to converse. Terminology Alternative spellings include ''Parlare'', ''Parlary'', ''Palare'', ''Palarie'' and ''Palari''. Description Polari is a mixture of Romance (ItalianBritish Spies: Licensed to be Gay " '' |
