fluff Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun any light downy material
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noun something of little value or significance
frippery; bagatelle; frivolity.
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noun a blunder (especially an actor's forgetting the lines)
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verb make a mess of, destroy or ruin
muck up; foul up; blow; botch up; botch; bollix; fumble; mishandle; bollocks; bumble; ball up; bobble; bollocks up; spoil; bollix up; fuck up; flub; bodge; muff; louse up; mess up; screw up; bungle.
- I botched the dinner and we had to eat out
- the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement
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verb erect or fluff up
ruffle.
- the bird ruffled its feathers
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verb ruffle (one's hair) by combing the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect
tease.
WordNet
Fluff noun
Etymology
Cf. 2dDefinitions
Nap or down; flue; soft, downy feathers.