Meaning

4 senses

  1. (Australia)To alter the branding of stolen cattle; to steal cattle.

  2. (US)To hit the ground behind the ball.

  3. (obsolete, slang)To disguise something to make it look new.

  4. (obsolete, slang)To sell spurious goods, often under pretence of their being stolen or smuggled.

Examples

2 sentences

  1. She's up the duff.

    ruОна на сносях. — shanghainese

    deSie ist schwanger. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  2. She is up the duff.

    deSie ist schwanger. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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Origin

Originally thieves' slang; probably a back-formation from duffer.

Originally thieves' slang; probably a back-formation from duffer.

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Forms

duffs, duffing, duffed, duffed
Base formduff · to duff
3rd person singularduffs
Present participleduffing
Past simpleduffed
Past participleduffed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyduff
he, she, itduffs

Past simpleLesson

all personsduffed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave duffed
he, she, ithas duffed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill duff

Word family

2 related words
Relatedduffer
Derivedduff up

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
duelB2duetduffeldugoutduhduke
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