1 : 7down 1 2 : something fluffy <dandelion fluff> 3 : something inconsequential 4 : blunder; especially : an actor's lapse of memory See fluff defined for English-language learners » See fluff defined for kids » 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
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 See fluff defined for English-language learners » 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