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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, perhaps akin to doup

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duff

2   [duhf]
noun
a stiff flour pudding, boiled or steamed and often flavored with currants, citron, and spices.
Origin:
1830–40; dialectal variant (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), especially 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, especially anthracite.
Origin:
1835–45; orig. Scots dial.; perhaps metaphorical use of duff2, by association with Scots dowf decayed, rotten (see dowf), deaf (of soil) unproductive, springy to the tread
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duff1 (dʌf)
 
—n
1.  a thick flour pudding, often flavoured with currants, citron, etc, and boiled in a cloth bag: plum duff
2.  slang up the duff pregnant
 
[C19: Northern English variant of dough]

duff2 (dʌf)
 
—vb
1.  slang to change the appearance of or give a false appearance to (old or stolen goods); fake
2.  slang (Austral) to steal (cattle), altering the brand
3.  informal golf Also: sclaff to bungle (a shot) by hitting the ground behind the ball
 
—adj
4.  informal (Brit) bad or useless, as by not working out or operating correctly; dud: a duff idea; a duff engine
 
[C19: probably back formation from duffer]

duff3 (dʌf)
 
—n
slang the rump or buttocks
 
[C20: special use of duff1]

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duff
"buttocks, rump," 1830s, of unknown origin.
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duff definition

[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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duff definition


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

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