duff
/dʌf/
noun
- A thick, sticky flour pudding that is boiled or steamed, often with dried fruit.
- Grandma made a traditional plum duff for Christmas dinner.
- The sailors enjoyed a serving of duff with their evening meal.
- I tried a slice of duff at the Scottish festival and loved the rich flavor.
- Decaying leaves and other organic matter on the forest floor.
- Under the tall pines, a thick layer of duff covered the ground.
- Fungi thrive in the moist duff of the forest floor.
- The hiker kicked through the duff as she walked along the trail.
adjective
- Bad, useless, or of poor quality.
- He bought a duff phone that stopped working after a week.
- The movie was duff; I fell asleep halfway through.
- That was a duff idea — it didn't work at all.
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verb
- To hit or strike something, especially in golf, hitting the ground behind the ball.
- She duffed her tee shot and the ball only went a few yards.
- He duffed the chip shot, sending the ball into the bunker.
- I always duff my drive when I'm nervous on the first hole.
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