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duff

/dʌf/

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noun

/dʌf/C2formalbritishobsolete
  • ruСуществительное, обозначающее крутой мучной пудинг, сваренный в мешке, или грубое разлагающееся органическое вещество; также используется как сленговый термин для чего-то никчёмного или низкого качества.

A noun referring to a stiff flour pudding boiled in a bag, or a coarse, decaying organic matter; also used as a slang term for something worthless or of poor quality.

  1. B2informalbritish

    A type of boiled or steamed pudding, often made with flour, suet, and dried fruit.

    ruПудинг

    • We had a delicious plum duff for dessert.
    • My grandmother used to make a traditional Christmas duff.
    • The duff was served with a warm custard sauce.

    Synonymsdumplingpuddingsuet pudding

  2. B2informalamerican

    Slang term for the buttocks or backside.

    ruЯгодицы

    • He fell and landed right on his duff.
    • She told him to get off his duff and help with the chores.
    • The baby has a cute little duff.

    Synonymsarseassbacksidebehindbottombumbuttderriereposteriorrearrumptush

  3. Useless or worthless thingC1informalbritish

    Something that is of poor quality, broken, or worthless.

    ruБесполезная вещь

    • This old phone is a duff; it doesn't work anymore.
    • The product turned out to be a duff and had to be returned.
    • Don't buy that duff from the market.

    Synonymsbustdudfloplemonturkey

    Antonymsassetgemprize

Forms
  • duffs plural form
  • duffs' possessive plural form
  • duff's possessive singular form
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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