elfin safety

English

Etymology

Rendering of health and safety with Th-fronting and H-dropping.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ɛlˈfɪn ˌseɪf.ti/

Noun

elfin safety (uncountable)

1. (British, informal, derogatory, humorous) occupational health and safety, or the Health and Safety Executive
   • 2007, Jonathan Ray, "My new best cellar", The Spectator, Spectator (8 December 2007),

     Heaven knows what Elfin Safety would say.