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fluff

/flʌf/

noun

Meaning

  • Anything light, soft or fuzzy, especially fur, hair, feathers.

  • Anything inconsequential or superficial.

    "That article was basically a bunch of fluff. It didn't say anything substantive."

  • A lapse or mistake, especially a mistake in an actor's lines.

  • Marshmallow creme.

    "That New England-style salami and fluff sandwich sure hit the spot!"

  • A passive partner in a lesbian relationship.

  • A fart.

Synonyms

blooper,
blunder,
boo-boo,
defect,
error,
fault,
faux pas,
gaffe,
lapse,
mistake,
slip,
stumble,
thinko,
BS,
all talk,
cruft,
hype,
fuzz,
oose,
puff,
ruffle,
flub

verb

Meaning

  • To make something fluffy.

    "The cat fluffed its tail."

  • To become fluffy, puff up.

  • To move lightly like fluff.

  • (of an actor or announcer) To make a mistake in one's lines.

  • To do incorrectly, for example mishit, miskick, miscue etc.

  • To fart.

  • To arouse (a male pornographic actor) before filming.

Synonyms

flub,
flub