Smurf (disambiguation)
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Smurf can refer to:
- The Smurfs, fictional tiny blue humanoids created by Belgian cartoonist Peyo in 1957
- Smurf attack, a type of denial of service (DoS) attack on computer networks
- Smurfing (crime), a term related to money laundering
- Smurfing (online gaming), a term related to online gaming
- Sheree Murphy, a British actress nicknamed "Smurf"
[edit] Groups referred to as "Smurfs"
- United Nations peacekeeping troops, because of their light blue helmets
- Ultramarines in the wargame Warhammer 40,000, a joking reference to their blue armor
- The Finnish word smurffit and the Spanish word pitufos, both meaning "Smurfs," are sometimes used as slang for the police
- In military slang, "smurffipuku" ("Smurf suit") is a name for the standard blue jogging suit used in the Finnish Defence Forces.
- Members of the Finnish BDSM support group SMFR
- Alvin Garrett and Virgil Seay, wide receivers on the Super Bowl XVII champion Washington Redskins (1982 season), called Smurfs because they were shorter than most wide receivers in the National Football League
- Students of Phillips Exeter Academy call Phillips Academy students "smurfs."