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Collins English-English Dictionary
- duff [d^f]
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1.
n
a thick flour pudding, often flavoured with currants, citron, etc, and boiled in a cloth bag
- plum duff
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2.
n
[Etymology]
C19: Northern English variant of
dough
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1.
n
a thick flour pudding, often flavoured with currants, citron, etc, and boiled in a cloth bag
- duff [d^f]
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1.
vt.
[tr]
[slang]
to change the appearance of or give a false appearance to (old or stolen goods); fake
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2.
vt.
[golf]
[informal]
sclaff to bungle (a shot) by hitting the ground behind the ball
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3.
vt.
[Austral]
[slang]
to steal (cattle), altering the brand
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4.
adj
[Brit]
[informal]
bad or useless, as by not working out or operating correctly; dud
- a duff idea
- a duff engine
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5.
adj
See also duff up
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6.
adj
[Etymology]
C19: probably back formation from
duffer
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1.
vt.
[tr]
[slang]
to change the appearance of or give a false appearance to (old or stolen goods); fake
- duff [d^f]
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1.
n
[slang]
the rump or buttocks
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2.
n
[Etymology]
C20: special use of
duff 1
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1.
n
[slang]
the rump or buttocks
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