piece of fluff

Variant of fluff

fluff definition

fluff (fluf)

noun

  1. soft, light down
  2. a loose, soft, downy mass of hair, feathers, cotton, dust, etc.
  3. any light or trivial matter or talk
  4. Theater, Radio, TV an error in speaking or reading a line

Etymology: ? blend of flue + puff

transitive verb

  1. to shake or pat until loose, feathery, and fluffy
  2. Theater, Radio, TV to make an error in speaking or reading (a word, one's lines, etc.)
  3. to make a botch of; flub

intransitive verb

  1. to become fluffy
  2. to make a mistake
fluff Idioms

bit of fluff

or piece of fluff
Slang a girl or young woman: now often regarded as patronizing

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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