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fluffy, a.|ˈflʌfɪ|
[f. fluff n.1 + -y1.]
1. a. Consisting of or resembling fluff; of soft, downy texture.
1825Jamieson, Fluffy, applied to any powdery substance that can be easily put in motion or blown away; as to ashes, hair-powder, meal &c. 1860Thackeray Lovel ii, A great hulking Bluecoat boy, with fluffy whiskers. 1863M. E. Braddon Eleanor's Vict. I. v. 106 The fluffy worsted curtains were drawn. 1887R. N. Carey Uncle Max xiii. 103 [She] buried her face in a very fluffy little muff.
b. Of timber: (see quot.).
1888Lockwood's Dict. Mech. Engin., Timber is said to be fluffy when the sawdust is stringy, and moist and greasy instead of granular and sharp.
c. fig., often with reference to personal character or intellect.
1898Westm. Gaz. 16 Apr. 1/3 Celia is strong-minded. You would not think so to look at her: she is what I call a fluffy girl. 1904E. F. Benson Challoners xiv, Begin instantly without playing any fluffy arpeggios. 1927A. P. Herbert Plain Jane 10, I like them fluffy,..With downy soft eyebrows and artful blue eyes,..With fluffy complexions, like plums on a wall, And fluffy opinions, and no brains at all. 1964Punch 23 Dec. 967/3 His fluffy wife prepared to help him by seducing the boss.
2. Of persons: Covered with fluff. Of plants and animals: Covered with down, soft hairs, feathers, or fur; downy.
1848Dickens Dombey lix, Fluffy and snuffy strangers. 1856F. E. Paget Owlet Owlst., 110, That dreary-looking man, with a fluffy effect about his head, as though it were sprinkled with the contents of a pillow. 1862H. Marryat Year in Sweden I. 75 The road-side bright with the fluffy blue anemone. 1863F. A. Kemble Resid. in Georgia 259 These poor little fluffy things [rabbits]. 1879Hesba Stretton Needle's Eye I. 145 The fluffy yellow chickens.
3. slang.
a. Drunk and incapable (see quot. 1886 s.v. fluffiness).
b. Theatr. Liable to forget one's ‘lines’.
1885Referee 26 July 3/2 One or two others were..what actors call fluffy in their lines. 1893Pall Mall G. 17 Jan. 7/2 After the chorus is perfect, the principals are ‘fluffy’, especially when the principals are fashionable amateurs.
4. quasi-n. A fluffy animal.
1889Daily News 23 Oct. 7/1 Strictly smooth haired creatures are at a disadvantage among the fluffies.
5. Comb.: fluffy-brained, fluffy-minded adjs.
1905Author 1 Feb. 150 Has he thrown you over for her, the *fluffy-brained thing?
1902Westm. Gaz. 23 Oct. 3/1 A *fluffy-minded woman. 1935Wodehouse Blandings Castle i. 12 The ninth Earl of Emsworth was a fluffy-minded and amiable old gentleman with a fondness for new toys.
▸ fluffy dice n. a pair of large imitation dice made from fluffy, fur-like material, designed to be hung inside a vehicle's windscreen (esp. from the rear-view mirror) or rear window, and sometimes comsidered emblematic of poor taste; also occas. with sing. concord; cf. furry dice n. at furry adj. and n.1 Additions, fuzzy dice n. at fuzzy adj. Additions.
1957Hammond (Indiana) Times 6 Oct. b1/2 A pair of *fluffy dice may be decorative, but hanging from a car windshield they can be dangerous as well. 1994M. Gee Crime Story (1996) iii. 50 He got in close behind one and saw a fluffy dice suspended in the rear window, and a fisted hand with a smoke in it, burning above kissing heads. 2004Sunday Times (Nexis) 11 July (Driving section) 11 Fluffy dice dangling from the rear-view mirror are commonly considered the last word in naff. |