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duff
OXFORD DICTIONARY
duff, n. a boiled pudding.
duff, adj. Brit. sl.
1 worthless, counterfeit.
2 useless, broken.
1 worthless, counterfeit.
2 useless, broken.
duff, v.tr. sl.
1 Brit. Golf mishit (a shot, a ball); bungle.
2 Austral. steal and alter brands on (cattle).
1 Brit. Golf mishit (a shot, a ball); bungle.
2 Austral. steal and alter brands on (cattle).
Idiom
duff up sl. beat; thrash.
Etymology
perh. back-form. f. DUFFER
THESAURUS
duff
arse, bad, beat, behind, bilk, bottom, broken, butt, can, cheat, counterfeit, cozen, defraud, diddle, do, dud, fake, false, fanny, gyp, inoperable, inoperative, overreach, prat, rear, screw, tail, unworkable, useless, worthlessFor further exploring for "duff" in Webster Dictionary Online