shufti
noun/ˈʃʊfti/
/ˈʃʊfti/
Word Origin1940s (originally military slang): from Arabic šāfa ‘try to see’.
[singular]Idioms Idioms
have a shufti (at something)
- (British English, informal) to have a quick look at something
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