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fluff
I. \ˈfləf\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: probably alteration of flue (IV)
1. : nap, down, flue: as
a. : the soft downy plumage on the abdomen and between the thighs of most birds — see goose illustration
b. : the basal downy part of a feather
2. : something fluffy : a fluffy mass
< a fluff of cloud near the horizon >
as
a. : a food rendered light and fluffy by incorporating air through beating — used especially of dishes (as whips or soufflés) of which the texture depends on beaten egg whites
b. : something essentially trivial and lacking importance or solid worth; especially : a light amusing theatrical offering without real message or significance
< his latest is an amusing little fluff well suited to the summer theater >
c. slang : a young woman — used chiefly in the phrase bit of fluff
3. : an error, fault, or blunder
< the senator made a fluff when he called attention to his party's record on this issue >
as
a. : a forgetting or bungling of lines (as in a theatrical performance); sometimes : the missing of a cue
b. : a misplay in a sport or game
II. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
intransitive verb
1.
a. : to become fluffy
< the omelet fluffed beautifully >
b. : to move lightly like fluff
< streaks of cloud fluffed in from the water >
2. : to make a mistake : fail, bungle: as
a. : to play a theatrical role blunderingly : forget one's lines or deliver them badly
b. : to misplay in a sport
< he was doing well until he fluffed at the seventh hole >
transitive verb
1. : to make fluffy
< fluff out your hair >
< fluffing up the pillows >
2. : to wheel (a skin) usually to produce a smoothly napped or uniform surface
3. : to make a mistake in : bungle: as
a. : to play (a theatrical role) blunderingly : forget or deliver badly (one's lines)
b. : misplay
< fluffed his stroke and missed the green >
: botch
< the quarterback fluffed the play and lost his side control of the ball >
III. noun
(-s)
Etymology: probably of imitative origin
chiefly Scotland : a puff or whiff
< a fluff of smoke > |