as in bum
the part of the body upon which someone sits
I've been sitting on my duff all day
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Recent Examples of duff
Keith McCafferty, Field & Stream, 29 June 2023
Hotshot personnel lighted low-intensity fires to burn off duff and litter.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2021
Montreal stands in capably enough for Baltimore in a simultaneously sleek and gritty design package whose only duff note is a slight excess of aerial shots (and gimmicky upside-down perspectives) in Julia’s otherwise first-rate widescreen photography.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 17 Apr. 2023
Despite recent cool weather and clouds in the area, the duff, which is organic matter covering the soil, is extremely dry.
—Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News, 6 July 2021
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Noun
Heap up a big mound of duff and detritus from the forest floor, then excavate a pocket that is large enough to crawl into.
—Keith McCafferty, Field & Stream, 29 June 2023
Hotshot personnel lighted low-intensity fires to burn off duff and litter.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2021
Montreal stands in capably enough for Baltimore in a simultaneously sleek and gritty design package whose only duff note is a slight excess of aerial shots (and gimmicky upside-down perspectives) in Julia’s otherwise first-rate widescreen photography.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 17 Apr. 2023
Despite recent cool weather and clouds in the area, the duff, which is organic matter covering the soil, is extremely dry.
—Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News, 6 July 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for duff
Noun
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This was all done with a bum wrist, which posed as an inconvenience to him at times.Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 4 Aug. 2024
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Tommy, left to prosecute the case against Rusty, has inherited a bum gig.Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 26 July 2024
Adjective
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He’s set to receive 18 months of his base annual salary of $1.25 million, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 3 Dec. 2024
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Farmers has many more discounts, however, which could lower your base premium considerably.Liz Knueven, CNBC, 27 Nov. 2024
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Snag a seat at the bar for selections from the raw bar and lighter bites, or kick it family style and share some of their many entrees and sides.Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Dec. 2024
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Republican Jeff Gonzalez won a seat in the Assembly by focusing on the high cost of living and building alliances with Democrats.Anabel Sosa, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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The latter is a low-grade inflammation that develops with age.Jennifer Weil, WWD, 12 Dec. 2024
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Spondylolisthesis can be considered a low-grade or high-grade condition depending on how much the bone slips out of place, and those with a high-grade slip are more likely to experience significant pain, nerve injury and even require surgery to relieve their symptoms.Ty Roush, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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Carpenter did stick to her usual makeup routine of flushed pink cheeks and lots of lashes, both of which definitely align with the maximalist approach of the mob wife aesthetic.Kara Nesvig, Allure, 11 Dec. 2024
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Her makeup matched the outfit's gold vibe and included gold shadow, rosy cheeks, and a red lip.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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This is my Christmas wish for a Lakers franchise that has lost the town to the Dodgers, lost the season because of a lousy roster, and just lost by 41 points to Pat Riley.Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
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Too many scenes are sweetened with lousy ADR gags, a real case of subtraction by addition.A.A. Dowd, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
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And what’s up with these weird tufts of hair that seem to be sprouting in the small of her back, or what appears to be the nub of a tail where her backbone ends?David Fear, Rolling Stone, 6 Dec. 2024
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On Halloween, the couple posted a cheeky Halloween photo on the beach with Belichick dressed as a fisherman and reeling in Hudson, who donned a mermaid tail.Lawrence Yee, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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The electric vehicle maker still is shooting for a launch of its cheaper vehicle in the first half of next year and other models later in the year, the bank said after the meeting with investor relations chief Travis Axelrod.Rachael Levy, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
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And cheap, lower-tech methods of creating and disseminating false information have been extremely successful on their own.Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Duff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duff. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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