duff
1the buttocks or rump: If you don't like the way things are, get off your duff and do something about it!
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1Words Nearby duff
Other definitions for duff (2 of 4)
a stiff flour pudding, boiled or steamed and often flavored with currants, citron, and spices.
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2Other definitions for duff (3 of 4)
to give a deliberately deceptive appearance to; misrepresent; fake.
British. (in golf) to misplay (a golf ball), especially to misjudge one's swing so that the club strikes the ground behind the ball before hitting it.
Australian.
to steal (cattle).
(formerly) to alter the brand on (stolen cattle).
to cheat someone.
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3Other definitions for duff (4 of 4)
organic matter in various stages of decomposition on the floor of the forest.
fine, dry coal, especially anthracite.
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How to use duff in a sentence
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That crack down in the back lane at Edmonton, Blathers, said Mr. duff, assisting his colleagues memory.
Oliver Twist, Vol. II (of 3) | Charles DickensFather duff couldn't have stumbled on a more unhappy example for himself.
My New Curate | P.A. Sheehan"I can learn, I reckon," said Ralph so heartily that Mr. duff took a second look at the boy, then smiled to himself.
Ralph Granger's Fortunes | William Perry BrownRalph walked back to where Mr. duff was standing at the binnacle, conning the ship.
Ralph Granger's Fortunes | William Perry BrownAt this Mr. duff laughed outright, and the sailors nudged each other as if highly tickled.
Ralph Granger's Fortunes | William Perry Brown
British Dictionary definitions for duff (1 of 3)
/ (dʌf) /
a thick flour pudding, often flavoured with currants, citron, etc, and boiled in a cloth bag: plum duff
up the duff slang pregnant
Origin of duff
1British Dictionary definitions for duff (2 of 3)
/ (dʌf) /
slang to change the appearance of or give a false appearance to (old or stolen goods); fake
Australian slang to steal (cattle), altering the brand
Also: sclaff golf informal to bungle (a shot) by hitting the ground behind the ball
British informal bad or useless, as by not working out or operating correctly; dud: a duff idea; a duff engine
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2- See also duff up
British Dictionary definitions for duff (3 of 3)
/ (dʌf) /
slang the rump or buttocks
Origin of duff
3Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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