A smurf is a fictional, tiny, blue humanoid from ''

The Smurfs ''The Smurfs'' (french: Les Schtroumpfs; nl, De Smurfen) is a Belgian comic franchise centered on a fictional colony of small, blue, humanoid creatures who live in mushroom-shaped houses in the forest. ''The Smurfs'' was first created and int ...

'', created by Belgian cartoonist Peyo in 1957. Smurf, SMURF or smurfing may also refer to:

Arts, entertainment, and media

The Smurfs franchise

Smurf (Smurf language) ''The Smurfs'' (french: Les Schtroumpfs; nl, De Smurfen) is a Belgian comic a medium used to express ideas with images, often combined with text or other visual information. It typically the form of a sequence of panels of images. ...

, an undefinable word and derivatives (including "smurfing") used as both verb and noun within the fictional Smurfs franchise *

Smurfette Smurfette (French: La Schtroumpfette) is one of the protagonists from the comic strip ''The Smurfs''. Smurfette was created by the evil wizard Gargamel, the Smurfs' archenemy, in order to spy on them and sow jealousy. However, she decides that ...

, a female character from ''The Smurfs'' * ''The Smurfs'' (comics), Belgian comic series, created by Peyo * ''The Smurfs'' (film), a 2011 film directed by Raja Gosnell, based on the comic franchise * ''The Smurfs'' (1981 TV series), a 1981–1989 American-Belgian animated TV series that aired on NBC, based on the comic franchise * ''The Smurfs'' (2021 TV series), a 2021 animated television series, based on the comic franchise * ''The Smurfs'' (video game), a 2011 video game * ''The Smurfs'' merchandising * ''The Smurfs'' music

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

* Janine "Smurf" Cody, a fictional character played by

Jacki Weaver Jacqueline Ruth Weaver (born 25 May 1947) is an Australian theatre, film and television actress. Weaver emerged in the 1970s as a symbol of the Australian New Wave through her work in Ozploitation films such as '' Stork'' (1971), ''Alvin Purp ...

in the 2010 Australian film ''Animal Kingdom'' and by Ellen Barkin in the USA TV series * Smurfing or

twinking Twinking is a type of behavior in role-playing games that is disapproved of by other players. A player who engages in such behavior is known as a twink. The precise definition of twinking varies depending on the variety of role-playing game: *In ...

, in video gaming, the act of a high-skilled gamer playing within a lower-level character or competitive bracket. Smurfing is also used to describe a player pretending to be another player by using their account, usually for a competitive advantage or to get around a ban on the smurfing player. *

The Smurf (dance) Singles and full albums of original music for ''The Smurfs'' cartoon series (1981–1989) and the Smurfs movies have been released in different countries and languages, sometimes very successfully, with millions of copies sold. Worldwide, more ...

, a 1980s dance fad * "The Smurf", a single by Tyrone Brunson * The Smurfs, a rap band with

Bernard Fowler Bernard Fowler (born January 2, 1960) is an American musician. He is known for a long association with The Rolling Stones, providing backing vocals since 1989 and on their studio recordings and live tours. Fowler has been a featured guest vocali ...

Science and technology

Smurf attack A Smurf attack is a distributed denial-of-service attack in which large numbers of Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) packets with the intended victim's spoofed source IP are broadcast to a computer network using an IP broadcast address. ...

, a type of denial of service (DoS) attack on computer networks *

SMURF1 E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase SMURF1 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the ''SMURF1'' gene. Function This gene encodes a ubiquitin ligase that is specific for receptor-regulated SMAD proteins in the bone morphogenetic protein ( BMP) pat ...

, an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the SMURF1 gene *

SMURF2 E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase SMURF2 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the ''SMURF2'' gene which is located at chromosome 17q23.3-q24.1. Interactions SMURF2 has been shown to interact with: * Mothers against decapentaplegic homolog 1, * ...

, 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 A microwave radiometer (MWR) is a radiometer that measures energy emitted at one millimeter-to-metre wavelengths (frequencies of 0.3–300 GHz) known as microwaves. Microwave radiometers are very sensitive receivers designed to measure thermally ...

known as "smurf" from its abbreviation SFMR

Other uses

* 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. {{disambiguation