fluff
noun
- soft, light down
- a loose, soft, downy mass of hair, feathers, cotton, dust, etc.
- any light or trivial matter or talk
- Theater, Radio, TV an error in speaking or reading a line
transitive verb
- to shake or pat until loose, feathery, and fluffy
- Theater, Radio, TV to make an error in speaking or reading (a word, one's lines, etc.)
- to make a botch of; flub
intransitive verb
- to become fluffy
- to make a mistake
See fluff in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(flŭf)
noun- Light down or fuzz, as on a young bird or on a dandelion or milkweed seed.
- Something having a very light, soft, or frothy consistency or appearance: a fluff of meringue; a fluff of cloud.
- Something of little substance or consequence, especially:
a. Light or superficial entertainment: The movie was just another bit of fluff from Hollywood.
b. Inflated or padded material: The report was mostly fluff, with little new information.
- The parts of a junked car that are not metal and cannot be recycled.
- Informal An error, especially in the delivery of lines, as by an actor or announcer.
verb fluffed,
fluff·ing,
fluffs verb, transitive- To make fluffy: fluff a pillow; a squirrel fluffing out its tail.
- Informal
a. To ruin or mar by a mistake or blunder: They fluffed their chance to participate in the playoffs by losing their last three games.
b. To forget or botch (one's lines).
verb, intransitive- To become fluffy.
- Informal To make an error, especially to forget or botch one's lines.
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