— muffy , adj.
/muf/ , n.
1. a thick, tubular case for the hands, covered with fur or other material, used by women and girls for warmth and as a handbag.
2. a bungled or clumsy action or performance.
3. Sports. a failure to hold onto a ball that may reasonably be expected to be caught successfully.
4. a tuft of feathers on the sides of the head of certain fowls.
5. Slang ( vulgar ).a woman's pubic area.
6. See under muff glass .
v.t.
7. Informal. to bungle; handle clumsily: He muffed a good opportunity.
8. Sports. to fail to hold onto (a ball that may reasonably be expected to be caught successfully); fumble.
v.i.
9. Informal. to bungle; perform clumsily.
[ 1590-1600; mof, earlier moffel, muffel mitten, muff moufle muffula, perh. ]