prof

Shortening.

• (US) IPA^(key): /pɹɑf/

• Audio (Southern England)

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• Rhymes: -ɑf

prof (plural profs)

1. (informal) Clipping of professor.
   • 1988 June 17, Harold Henderson, “Big Ideas”, in Chicago Reader‎:

     He assumes a monotone: "'Yeah, I went to Southern.' 'Yeah, I majored in psych.' 'Yeah, I had a couple of profs who were interesting.'"

2. (informal) Clipping of profit.
   • 2017, Stormzy, Mr Skeng:

     I link up Flipz, then we burn your bridge
     Then we laugh about it and split the prof

Abbreviation of professor.

prof m (plural proffen, diminutive profje n)

1. professor
2. (East and West Flanders) doctor, physician

prof m (plural profs, diminutive profje n)

1. professional

Clipping of professeur.

• IPA^(key): /pʁɔf/

prof m or f by sense (plural profs)

1. teacher, professor

• “prof”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Shortened from professzor.

• IPA^(key): [ˈprof]
• Rhymes: -of

prof (plural profok)

1. (colloquial) professor

Clipping of professore or professoressa.

• IPA^(key): /ˈprɔf/
• Rhymes: -ɔf
• Hyphenation: pròf

• Audio

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prof m or f by sense (invariable)

1. (colloquial) teacher

Clipping of profesor.

prof m (plural profi, feminine equivalent profă)

1. (colloquial) teacher, professor