Jump to content

Smurf (disambiguation)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Redirected from The Smurfs (TV series))

A smurf is a fictional, tiny, blue humanoid from The Smurfs, created by Belgian cartoonist Peyo in 1958.

Smurf, SMURF or smurfing may also refer to:

Arts, entertainment, and media

[edit]

The Smurfs franchise

[edit]

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

[edit]
  • Janine "Smurf" Cody, a fictional character played by Jacki Weaver in the 2010 Australian film Animal Kingdom and by Ellen Barkin in the USA TV series
  • Smurfing, or twinking, a deceptive player practice in online video gaming
  • The Smurf (dance), a 1980s dance fad
  • "The Smurf", a single by Tyrone Brunson
  • The Smurfs, a rap band with Bernard Fowler

Science and technology

[edit]
  • Smurf attack, a type of denial of service (DoS) attack on computer networks
  • SMURF1, an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the SMURF1 gene
  • SMURF2, an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the SMURF2 gene
  • SMURFs, smartphone spyware by GCHQ and the NSA in their WARRIOR PRIDE kit
  • Stepped-frequency microwave radiometer, a microwave radiometer known as "smurf" from its abbreviation SFMR

Other uses

[edit]
  • Smurfing (financial crime) or "structuring", a term related to money laundering
  • Smurfing (methamphetamine production), the hiring of multiple individuals to exceed legal limits for purchase of pseudoephedrine for methamphetamine production
  • Smurfs another name for the Australian Association Football team Sydney FC given by rival supporters due to the teams sky blue and white colour scheme.