(sports) A ball game played by individuals competing against one another in which the object is to hit a ball into each of a series of (usually 18 or nine) holes in the minimum number of strokes.

(intransitive) To play the game of golf. / (computing) To write something in as few characters as possible (e.g. in code golf, regex golf)

present participle of golf

A session of playing golf.

simple past tense and past participle of golf

(programming) Having had its source code made as short as possible, as in code golf.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of golf

plural of golfing

A small, usually white ball that is designed for use in the game of golf. / (informal) A typeball.

A sarcastic or humorous form of applause performed by lightly and rapidly clapping the fingers of one hand against the palm of the other, used to show indifference or disdain, or to show polite or quiet appreciation.