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   fluff

   /flʌf/

   noun

   • 1. soft fibres from fabrics such as wool or cotton which accumulate in small light clumps: "he brushed his sleeve to remove the fluff" Similar fuzzlintdustdustballsdust bunniesooze
   • ▪ any soft downy substance, especially the fur or feathers of a young mammal or bird. Similar downsoft/fine hairsoft fursoft feathersdowninessfuzzflossnappile
   • 2. entertainment or writing perceived as trivial or superficial: "the film is a piece of typical Hollywood fluff"
   • 3. a mistake made in speaking or playing music, or by an actor in delivering their lines. informal Similar mistakeerrorgaffeblunderfaultslipslip of the tonguesolecismindiscretionoversightinaccuracybotchfaux paslapsus linguaelapsus calamiinformal:slip-upbonerboo-boohowlerfailboobclangergoofblooperbloopinformal, dated:bloomerfloater

   verb

   • 1. make (something) appear fuller and softer by shaking or brushing it: "I fluffed up the pillows"
   • 2. fail to perform or accomplish (something) successfully or well: informal "the extra fluffed his only line" Similar bungledeliver badlymuddle upmake a mess offorgetinformal:mess upfoul upscrew upcock upbunglefumblemissinformal:mess upmake a mess ofmake a hash ofhashmufffoozlebutchermake a botch offoul upbitch upscrew upblowlouse upmake a muck ofmake a pig's ear ofcock upmake a Horlicks offlubgoof upbobblevulgar slang:fuck upbollix upbugger upballs upOpposite get rightsucceed inmake a good job of

   Word Origin late 18th century: probably a dialect alteration of 16th-century flue ‘down, nap, fluff’, apparently from Flemish vluwe.

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