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duff

noun \ˈdəf\

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Definition of duff

1

:  a boiled or steamed pudding often containing dried fruit

2

:  the partly decayed organic matter on the forest floor

3

:  fine coal :  slack

Origin and Etymology of duff

English dialect, alteration of dough

First Known Use: 1816

2 duff

noun

Definition of duff

:  buttocks

Origin and Etymology of duff

origin unknown

First Known Use: circa 1837

3 duff

adjective

Definition of duff

British

:  inferior, worthless

Origin and Etymology of duff

duff, noun, something worthless, from 1duff

First Known Use: circa 1889

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