Words & TermsWar, service and history
Ack I Fuf
A jocular spoken rendering of the initials A.I.F. (Australian Imperial Force).
In a sentence
In this historical or contextual use, “Ack I Fuf” means a jocular spoken rendering of the initials A.I.F. (Australian Imperial Force).
Where it came from
The Australian National Dictionary Centre’s annotated AIF glossary and original manuscript directly record the form and explain its signalese basis.
- Initial era
- 1900–1949
- Where used
- Australian military usage; historical