duff

• Nom désignant un pudding à la farine cuit dans un sac, ou une matière organique en décomposition grossière ; utilisé aussi comme terme argotique pour quelque chose de sans valeur ou de mauvaise qualité.

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.

   Duff (pudding)

   • 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.

   Synonymesdumplingpuddingsuet pudding

2. B2informalamerican

   Slang term for the buttocks or backside.

   Fesses (argot)

   • 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.

   Synonymesarseassbacksidebehindbottombumbuttderriereposteriorrearrumptush

3. Useless or worthless thingC1informalbritish

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

   Objet sans valeur ou de mauvaise qualité

   • 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.

   Synonymesbustdudfloplemonturkey

   Antonymesassetgemprize