fluff
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noun
1.
light, downy particles, as of cotton.
2.
a soft, light, downy mass: a fluff of summer clouds.
3.
something of no consequence: The book is pure fluff, but fun to read.
4.
an error or blunder, especially an actor's memory lapse in the delivery of lines.
verb (used with object)
5.
to make into fluff; shake or puff out (feathers, hair, etc.) into a fluffy mass (often followed by up ): to fluff up the sofa pillows.
6.
to make a mistake in: The leading man fluffed his lines.
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verb (used without object)
7.
to become fluffy; move, float, or settle down like fluff.
8.
to make a mistake, especially in the delivery of lines by a performer; blunder.
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fluff (flʌf) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | soft light particles, such as the down or nap of cotton or wool |
| 2. | any light downy substance |
| 3. | an object, matter, etc, of little importance; trifle |
| 4. | informal a mistake, esp in speaking or reading lines or performing music |
| 5. | informal a young woman (esp in the phrase a bit of fluff) |
| —vb | |
| 6. | to make or become soft and puffy by shaking or patting; puff up |
| 7. | informal to make a mistake in performing (an action, dramatic speech, music, etc) |
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Word Origin & History
fluff
1790, variant of floow "wooly substance, down, nap" (1580s), perhaps from Flem. vluwe, from Fr. velu "shaggy, hairy," from L. vellus "fleece," or L. villus "tuft of hair" (see velvet). OED suggests fluff as "an onomatopoeic modification" of floow, "imitating the action of
puffing away some light substance." The verb meaning "to shake into a soft mass" is first attested 1885; meaning "make a mistake" is from 1884, originally in theater slang. Slang bit of fluff "young woman" is from 1903. The marshmallow confection Fluff dates to c.1920 in Massachusetts, U.S.
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Slang Dictionary
fluff definition[fləf]
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Example sentences
Subsequent testing of the automobile fluff indicated that it contained unacceptable levels of environmental contaminants.
Mission and vision statements can end up being nothing more than fluff.
There are thousands of seeds per cattail flower, so harvesting this fluff is not detrimental to the plant population.
She starts by taking a small handful of fluff, which she molds into a starter ball.
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