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duff

1[duhf]
–noun Slang.
the buttocks or rump: If you don't like the way things are, get off your duff and do something about it!

Origin:
1885–90; expressive word, perh. akin to doup

duff

2[duhf]
–noun
a stiff flour pudding, boiled or steamed and often flavored with currants, citron, and spices.

Origin:
1830–40; dial. var. (Scots, N England) of dough

duff

3[duhf]
–verb (used with object) Slang.
1. to give a deliberately deceptive appearance to; misrepresent; fake.
2. British. (in golf) to misplay (a golf ball), esp. to misjudge one's swing so that the club strikes the ground behind the ball before hitting it.
3. Australian.
a. to steal (cattle).
b. (formerly) to alter the brand on (stolen cattle).
4. to cheat someone.

Origin:
1830–40; back formation from duffer (def. 3)

duff

4[duhf]
–noun
1. organic matter in various stages of decomposition on the floor of the forest.
2. fine, dry coal, esp. anthracite.

Origin:
1835–45; orig. Scots dial.; perh. metaphorical use of duff 2 , by assoc. with Scots dowf decayed, rotten (see dowf ), deaf (of soil) unproductive, springy to the tread
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duff 1   (dŭf)   
n.  A stiff flour pudding boiled in a cloth bag or steamed.

[Dialectal variation of dough.]
duff 2   (dŭf)   
n.  
  1. Decaying leaves and branches covering a forest floor.

  2. Fine coal; slack.


[Origin unknown.]
duff 3   (dŭf)   
n.   Slang
The buttocks.

[Origin unknown.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
duff [dəf]

  1. n.
    the buttocks. : Don't you get tired of sitting around on your duff?
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

duff 
"buttocks, rump," 1830s, of unknown origin.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Computing Dictionary

duff
1. Duff's device.
2. Tom Duff.

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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