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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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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.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
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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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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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