duff1
¦ noun a flour pudding boiled or steamed in a cloth bag.
Origin
C19: north. Engl. form of
dough.
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duff2
¦ adjective Brit. informal worthless or false.
¦ noun N. Amer. & Scottish decaying vegetable matter covering the ground under trees.
Origin
C18: of unknown origin.
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duff3
¦ verb informal
1. (duff someone up) Brit. beat someone up.
2. Austral. steal and alter brands on (cattle).
3. Golf mishit (a shot).
Origin
sense 1 (1960s) of uncertain origin; senses 2 and 3 (both C19) prob. back-forms from
duffer2 and
duffer1 respectively.
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duff4
¦ noun N. Amer. informal a person's buttocks.
Origin
C19: of unknown origin.
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duff5
¦ noun (in phr. up the duff) Brit. informal pregnant.
Origin
1940s (orig. Austral.): perh. related to
duff1.