duff

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable, dialectal, uncountable) Dough.
2. (countable, uncountable) A stiff flour pudding, often with dried fruit, boiled in a cloth bag, or steamed.
3. (countable, uncountable) A pudding-style dessert, especially one made with plums or (in the Bahamas) guavas.

Adj

Worthless; not working properly, defective.

Verb

1. (obsolete, slang) To disguise something to make it look new.
2. (obsolete, slang) To sell spurious goods, often under pretence of their being stolen or smuggled.
3. (Australia) To alter the branding of stolen cattle; to steal cattle.
4. (US) To hit the ground behind the ball.

Synonyms

plum duff

defraud

drossy

dumpling

🥟

gimcrack

inconsequential

rubbishy

scummy

shitty

slack

slash

swindle

for the birds

forest litter

shitey

cheat

not worth a plug nickel

Translations

لا قيمة له

فرش الحرجة

zero a l’esquerra

schlecht

👎

wertlos

Abraum

Waldstreu

σκάρτος

χωρίς αξία

ne vaut rien

nul

🙅

riquiqui

litière forestière

rémanents

دوف

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dʌf/

Etymology

Representing a northern England and Scots pronunciation of dough.