Usage Note
Perfin is a northern Italian dialectal and colloquial apocope (truncation) of perfino ('even', 'as far as'). It appears in informal speech and literature that represents spoken language. In standard written Italian, perfino or persino are preferred.
Examples
"Perfin lui sapeva la risposta."
Natural Translation
Even he knew the answer.

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