noun Slang.
the 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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noun
a stiff flour pudding, boiled or steamed and often flavored with currants, citron, and spices.
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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
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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.
noun
1.
organic matter in various stages of decomposition on the floor of the forest.
2.
fine, dry coal, especially anthracite.
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duff1 (dʌf) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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 | |
| 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 | |
| duff3 (dʌf) | |
| —n | |
| slang the rump or buttocks | |
| [C20: special use of | |
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Word Origin & History
duff
"buttocks, rump," 1830s, of unknown origin.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Slang Dictionary
duff definition[dəf]
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Example sentences
It encouraged the managers to lend regardless, and it discouraged prudent provisioning against duff loans.
But in the eighth year of an economic boom you would not expect to see duff loans rising.
But lawyers have always cared about making money, and giving duff legal advice is seldom a good business plan.
Much of the duff information came from ignorant sales people and junior staff.
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