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- Dictionaryduff/dəf/
adjective
- 1. of very poor quality: informal British "duff lyrics"
noun
- 1. decaying vegetable matter covering the ground under trees: North American, Scottish "generally the fires in this area burn the duff and underbrush and scorch a few trees"
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The meaning of DUFF is a boiled or steamed pudding often containing dried fruit. How to use duff in a sentence.
to stop being lazy and start doing something, or to make someone do this: Get off your duff and start working. See more.
to give a deliberately deceptive appearance to; misrepresent; fake. British. (in golf ) to misplay (a golf ball), especially to misjudge one's swing so that the club strikes the ground behind the ball before hitting it. Australian. to steal (cattle).
If you describe something as duff, you mean it is useless, broken, or of poor quality. [British, informal, disapproval] Sometimes you have to take a duff job when you need the money. Synonyms: bad, poor, useless, pathetic More Synonyms of duff.
3 days ago · noun. a stiff flour pudding steamed or boiled usually and containing e.g. currants and raisins and citron. synonyms: plum duff. see more. Cite this entry.
1. slang to change the appearance of or give a false appearance to (old or stolen goods); fake. 2. (Law) slang Austral to steal (cattle), altering the brand.
Definition of duff noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
