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Friday, 01/02/2015 10:37:18 PM

Friday, January 02, 2015 10:37:18 PM

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1fluff noun \'fl?f\

Definition of FLUFF

1
: 7down 1
2
: something fluffy <dandelion fluff>
3
: something inconsequential
4
: blunder; especially : an actor's lapse of memory
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Examples of FLUFF

Her sweater was covered with fluff.
The movie was pure fluff.
Her latest article has the usual fluff about movie stars and gossip.
Origin of FLUFF

perhaps blend of flue (fluff) and puff
First Known Use: 1790
Related to FLUFF

Synonyms
down, floss, 1fuzz, fur, lint, nap, pile
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Rhymes with FLUFF

bluff, buff, chough, chuff, cuff, duff, gruff, guff, huff, luff, muff, puff, rough, ruff, scruff, scuff, slough, snuff, sough, stuff, tough, tuff
2fluff verb
: to shake or move (something, such as a pillow) so that it is fuller, lighter, or softer

: to do (something) badly
Full Definition of FLUFF

transitive verb
1
: to make fluffy <fluff the pillows> <birds fluffing up their feathers>
2
a : to spoil by a mistake : botch
b : to deliver badly or forget (one's lines) in a play
intransitive verb
1
: to become fluffy
2
: to make a mistake; especially : to forget or bungle one's lines in a play
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Examples of FLUFF

The wind fluffed his hair.
The golfer fluffed another shot.
The actor kept fluffing the same line.
First Known Use of FLUFF

1835
Related to FLUFF

Synonyms
blunder, boob [British], flub, err, foul up, fumble, goof (up), louse up, mess (up), screw up, slip up, stumble, trip
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