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					Originally Posted by  fortmoney
					 
				 
				For some reason, it is a pet peeve of mine to use "ref" as a verb. "are you reffing?" Ugh 
			
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 Why? Ref is short/slang for referee. Referee is both a noun and a verb. So, by extension, ref is a shortland/slang for either the noun or verb usage of referee. And at least some online dictionaries agree.