Duffer
noun
A person who is very bad at something, especially sports or playing golf.
Even though he practices every day, he's still a duffer at golf.
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Colloquial
noun
An old or worn-out item, usually referring to clothes or other goods.
These old duffers are not fit to wear anymore.
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Colloquial
noun
A fake or counterfeit item.
This isn't a real diamond, it's a duffer!
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Colloquial
noun
A person who is very bad at something, especially sports or playing golf.
Even though he practices every day, he's still a duffer at golf.
Usage tips
Colloquial
noun
An old or worn-out item, usually referring to clothes or other goods.
These old duffers are not fit to wear anymore.
Usage tips
Colloquial
noun
A fake or counterfeit item.
This isn't a real diamond, it's a duffer!
Usage tips
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Informal Insult
Used casually in conversation to tease someone about their poor skills.
You missed the goal again? You're quite the duffer, aren't you?
Pro Tip 2/3Avoid Offense
Be careful using 'duffer' as it might offend someone who is sensitive about their abilities.
I hope you don't mind the joke; I didn't mean to call you a duffer seriously.
Pro Tip 3/3Humorous Undertone
Often has a playful or humorous tone rather than being harshly critical.
My grandpa calls himself a duffer when he misses a putt.
Pro Tip 1/3Informal Insult
Used casually in conversation to tease someone about their poor skills.
You missed the goal again? You're quite the duffer, aren't you?
Pro Tip 2/3Avoid Offense
Be careful using 'duffer' as it might offend someone who is sensitive about their abilities.
I hope you don't mind the joke; I didn't mean to call you a duffer seriously.
Pro Tip 3/3Humorous Undertone
Often has a playful or humorous tone rather than being harshly critical.
My grandpa calls himself a duffer when he misses a putt.
Pro Tip 1/3Informal Insult
Used casually in conversation to tease someone about their poor skills.
You missed the goal again? You're quite the duffer, aren't you?
Pro Tip 2/3Avoid Offense
Be careful using 'duffer' as it might offend someone who is sensitive about their abilities.
I hope you don't mind the joke; I didn't mean to call you a duffer seriously.
Pro Tip 3/3Humorous Undertone
Often has a playful or humorous tone rather than being harshly critical.
My grandpa calls himself a duffer when he misses a putt.
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Antonio Garcia Martinez
You can fake a lot in a startup these days, what with Amazon Web Services and all sorts of off-the-shelf back-end components that let any even minimally competent duffer set up a Web app that does something. Intelligent planning for growth is rare among early startups, but it's the name of the game at a large, rapidly scaling tech company.
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Norman Rockwell
American Artist
Very interesting for an old duffer like me to try his hand at something new. If I don't do that once in a while, I might just turn into a fossil, you know!
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Mary Quant
English Designer
As the daughter of two teachers with first-class degrees, I'd always seen myself as a duffer by comparison.
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Chunky Pandey
Indian Actor
In fact, both my parents were doctors but I was a duffer.
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Antonio Garcia Martinez
You can fake a lot in a startup these days, what with Amazon Web Services and all sorts of off-the-shelf back-end components that let any even minimally competent duffer set up a Web app that does something. Intelligent planning for growth is rare among early startups, but it's the name of the game at a large, rapidly scaling tech company.
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Norman Rockwell
American Artist
Very interesting for an old duffer like me to try his hand at something new. If I don't do that once in a while, I might just turn into a fossil, you know!
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Mary Quant
English Designer
As the daughter of two teachers with first-class degrees, I'd always seen myself as a duffer by comparison.
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Chunky Pandey
Indian Actor
In fact, both my parents were doctors but I was a duffer.
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