Definition of duff Duff

/dʌˈf/ - [duf] - duff

We found 18 definitions of duff from 5 different sources.

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What does duff mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: dufves

duff - a stiff flour pudding steamed or boiled usually and containing e.g. currants and raisins and citron
  plum duff
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • duff (Noun)
    Dough.
  • duff (Noun)
    A stiff flour pudding, often with dried fruit, boiled in a cloth bag, or steamed.
  • duff (Noun)
    Decaying vegetable matter on the forest floor.
  • duff (Noun)
    Coal dust.
  • duff (Noun)
    The bits left in the bottom of the bag after the booty has been consumed, like crumbs.
  • duff (Noun)
    Something spurious or fake; a counterfeit, a worthless thing.
  • duff (Noun)
    An error.
  • duff (Noun)
    The buttocks.
  • duff (Verb)
    To disguise something to make it look new.
  • duff (Verb)
    To alter the branding of stolen cattle; to steal cattle.
  • duff (Verb)
    To beat up.
  • duff (Verb)
    To hit the ground behind the ball.
  • duff (Adjective)
    Worthless; not working properly, defective.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • duff (n.)
    Dough or paste.
  • duff (n.)
    A stiff flour pudding, boiled in a bag; -- a term used especially by seamen; as, plum duff.

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book â›ĩ

  • duff
    Pudding or dough.

Part of speech

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  • duff, verb, present, 1st person singular of duff (infinitive).
  • duff, verb (infinitive).
  • duff, noun, singular of duffs.

Pronunciation

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