DUFF


Meaning of DUFF in English

I. ˈdəf noun

Etymology: English dialect, alteration of dough

Date: 1816

1. : a boiled or steamed pudding often containing dried fruit

2. : the partly decayed organic matter on the forest floor

3. : fine coal : slack

II. noun

Etymology: origin unknown

Date: circa 1888

: buttocks

get off your duff

III. adjective

Etymology: duff, noun, something worthless, from duff (I)

Date: circa 1889

British : inferior , worthless

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.