duff Hear it!

duff1 definition

duff (duf)

noun

  1. a thick flour pudding boiled in a cloth bag or steamed, often containing dried fruit
  2. decaying vegetable matter on the ground in a forest
  3. coal dust or slack

Etymology: dial. var. of dough, with ff for ME -gh (see laugh), orig. pronounced (kh); senses & < ?

duff2 definition

duff (duf)

noun

Slang the buttocks

Etymology: < ?

duff3 definition

duff (duf)

adjective

  1. of poor quality; inferior; worthless
  2. incorrect; wrong

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