Duff
noun
A British slang term for a person's buttock.
I fell on my duff while playing soccer.
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Informal
Colloquial
noun
A dessert made from a mixture of boiled or steamed flour, sugar, and other ingredients.
She made a delicious apple and cinnamon duff for dessert.
Often appears as...
- apple duff
- steam duff
adjective
(informal) Not working properly; broken.
I might need a new phone, this one is duff.
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Informal
Colloquial
verb
To do something badly or make a mistake, especially in sports.
He completely duffed his golf swing.
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Informal
noun
Decayed wood used as fuel.
The forest floor was covered in duff.
noun
A British slang term for a person's buttock.
I fell on my duff while playing soccer.
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
noun
A dessert made from a mixture of boiled or steamed flour, sugar, and other ingredients.
She made a delicious apple and cinnamon duff for dessert.
Often appears as...
- apple duff
- steam duff
adjective
(informal) Not working properly; broken.
I might need a new phone, this one is duff.
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
verb
To do something badly or make a mistake, especially in sports.
He completely duffed his golf swing.
Usage tips
Informal
noun
Decayed wood used as fuel.
The forest floor was covered in duff.
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Pro Tip 1/2British Colloquialism
Used informally in the UK, might not be understood globally.
Watch out or you'll land on your duff!
Pro Tip 2/2Humorous Tone
Conveys a light-hearted tone when discussing a fall or sit.
After a long hike, I'm ready to rest my duff.
Pro Tip 1/2British Colloquialism
Used informally in the UK, might not be understood globally.
Watch out or you'll land on your duff!
Pro Tip 2/2Humorous Tone
Conveys a light-hearted tone when discussing a fall or sit.
After a long hike, I'm ready to rest my duff.
Pro Tip 1/2British Colloquialism
Used informally in the UK, might not be understood globally.
Watch out or you'll land on your duff!
Pro Tip 2/2Humorous Tone
Conveys a light-hearted tone when discussing a fall or sit.
After a long hike, I'm ready to rest my duff.
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Nilofer Merchant: Got a...
which is what my father died of. Now, any of those stats should convince each of us to get off our duff more, but if you're anything like me, it won't. What did get me moving was a social interaction. Someone invited me to a meeting, but couldn't manage to fit me in to a regular sort of conference room meeting, and said,
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Nilofer Merchant: Got a...
which is what my father died of. Now, any of those stats should convince each of us to get off our duff more, but if you're anything like me, it won't. What did get me moving was a social interaction. Someone invited me to a meeting, but couldn't manage to fit me in to a regular sort of conference room meeting, and said,
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Quote examples
David Starkey
English Historian
The notion that you can duff up a country for three months, pacify it for a bit longer and then miraculously transform it into a liberal democracy is just ludicrous. You might achieve some kind of democracy: it's the liberal bit I take issue with.
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James Nesbitt
Irish Actor
I want to beat up Michael Fassbender in a movie. I was with him at the beginning of his career when he did an episode of 'Murphy's Law.' He's a proper superstar and enormously talented, but I want to do a scene where I properly duff him up.
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Helen McCrory
British Actress
Appallingly, I hadn't thought about it one jot. I never daydreamed as a little girl of getting married and having children. I was as surprised to discover I was getting married as I was to discover I was up the duff.
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Dana Rohrabacher
American Politician
Well, my constituents are happy that the Republican Party has finally gotten off its duff, seeing that we do control the House and the Senate and the presidency, and taken up the issue of illegal immigration.
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Jamie Vardy
English Athlete
On a real course, I'd probably want to throw my club in the water if I hit a duff shot. I'll give golf a miss - it's definitely not my sport.
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Lexa Doig
Canadian Actress
I sit on my duff, smoke cigarettes and watch TV. I'm not exactly a poster girl for healthy living.
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Mike McCready
American Musician
Duff McKagen's been a dear friend of mind for a long time, and he's a Seattlelite.
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Jane Goldman
English Writer
I've been really lucky not to have a duff experience with a director.
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James Nesbitt
Irish Actor
I've heard some duff Irish accents. The worst must be Mickey Rourke.
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David Starkey
English Historian
The notion that you can duff up a country for three months, pacify it for a bit longer and then miraculously transform it into a liberal democracy is just ludicrous. You might achieve some kind of democracy: it's the liberal bit I take issue with.
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James Nesbitt
Irish Actor
I want to beat up Michael Fassbender in a movie. I was with him at the beginning of his career when he did an episode of 'Murphy's Law.' He's a proper superstar and enormously talented, but I want to do a scene where I properly duff him up.
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Helen McCrory
British Actress
Appallingly, I hadn't thought about it one jot. I never daydreamed as a little girl of getting married and having children. I was as surprised to discover I was getting married as I was to discover I was up the duff.
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Dana Rohrabacher
American Politician
Well, my constituents are happy that the Republican Party has finally gotten off its duff, seeing that we do control the House and the Senate and the presidency, and taken up the issue of illegal immigration.
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Jamie Vardy
English Athlete
On a real course, I'd probably want to throw my club in the water if I hit a duff shot. I'll give golf a miss - it's definitely not my sport.
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Lexa Doig
Canadian Actress
I sit on my duff, smoke cigarettes and watch TV. I'm not exactly a poster girl for healthy living.
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Mike McCready
American Musician
Duff McKagen's been a dear friend of mind for a long time, and he's a Seattlelite.
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Jane Goldman
English Writer
I've been really lucky not to have a duff experience with a director.
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James Nesbitt
Irish Actor
I've heard some duff Irish accents. The worst must be Mickey Rourke.
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