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duffer
[ duhf-er ]
/ ˈdʌf ər /
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noun
Informal.
- a plodding, clumsy, incompetent person.
- a person inept or inexperienced at a specific sport, as golf.
Northern and North Midland U.S. an old man, especially a dull or indecisive one.
Slang.
- anything inferior, counterfeit, or useless.
- a peddler, especially one who sells cheap, flashy goods.
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duffer
/ (ˈdʌfə) /
noun
informal a dull or incompetent person
slang something worthless
dialect a peddler or hawker
Australian slang
- a mine that proves unproductive
- a person who steals cattle
Word Origin for duffer
C19: of uncertain origin
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