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- noun Colloquial, British
gaffer tape
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Examples
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‘Keri Kelli’ is gaffa-taped onto aguitar propped up on the wall near their seating and it makes you think of Kelli XXXXXX, who would be right at home with them.
> Leave Perth 2009
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Sadly. on November 6, 2008 at 7: 30 pm | Reply geordie gaffa
Wednesday Morning At Five O’Clock « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2008
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Their take on street fashion includes dresses made from plastic bags and gaffa tape.
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So one Sunday afternoon, gaffa tape, cardboard and a trip to tesco's for some tinsel and we had a pair of angel wings complete with a mechanism for attaching them to her without pain!
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I wish my shift gaffa was as supportive of the troops.
“Chilli Sauce My Friend?” « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2006
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People from all walks of life and all arenas of employment know of the mighty versatility and adhesive problem-solving powers of duct tape or ‘gaffa tape’ as we call it over here in the UK.
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If you look at those nails that were sort of gaffa taped, cella taped on the outside of the bombs, designed to cause maximum injury.
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When I was 14, playing gigs at school, we knew we were pro because we had real silver gaffa/duct tape to stick the cables to the stage thanks, Peter!
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I first learned about Amos through discussions on the Kate Bush USENET group rec.music.gaffa - "gaffa" being an obscure reference to a Bush song, code recognizable only to those in the know - where she was talked up with great enthusiasm.
NPR Topics: News 2011
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The Aussie team needs some superglue and some gaffa tape to Keep them from injuring anymore of the remaining world cup players.
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