3. (prison).—A hoax; an imposture. Cf., Fr., gaffe = joke, deceit.

1877. Five Years’ Penal Servitude, ch. iv., p. 312. I also saw that

Jemmy’s blowing up of me wos all gaff. He knew as well as I did the

things left the shop all right.

1892. Hume Nisbet, Bushranger’s Sweetheart, p. 227. Can you put me

up to this other gaff.

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