DUFF

Duff

The surname Duff has several origins. In some cases it is an Anglicised form of the Gaelic Ó Duibh, Mac Giolla Duibh, Mac Duibh . The surname Duff is also sometimes a short form of Duffin, and MacElduff, and Duffy .

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duff

Noun

  1. Dough.
  2. A stiff flour pudding, often with dried fruit, boiled in a cloth bag, or steamed

Noun (etymology 2)

  1. Decaying vegetable matter on the forest floor.
  2. Coal dust.
  3. The bits left in the bottom of the bag after the booty has been consumed, like crumbs.
  4. Something spurious or fake; a counterfeit, a worthless thing.
  5. An error.

Noun (etymology 3)

  1. The buttocks.

Verb

  1. To disguise something to make it look new.
  2. To alter the branding of stolen cattle; to steal cattle.
  3. To beat (up).
    I heard Nick got duffed up behind the shopping centre at the weekend.
  4. To hit the ground behind the ball.

Adjective

  1. Worthless; not working properly, defective.
    Why do I always get a shopping trolley with duff wheels?


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