Fluff

Pronunciation

• IPA: /flÊŒf/
• Rhymes: -ÊŒf

Origin

Onomatopoeic. Compare Japanese フワフワ (fuwafuwa, "lightly, softly"), Hungarian puha (“soft, fluffy”).

Full definition of fluff

Noun

1. Anything light, soft or fuzzy, especially fur, hair, feathers.
2. Anything inconsequential or superficial.That article was basically a bunch of fluff. It didn't say anything substantive.
3. Lapse, especially a mistake in an actor’s lines.
4. (New England) marshmallow creme
5. (LGBT) A passive partner in a lesbian relationship.

Synonyms

• (anything light, soft or fuzzy) fuzz, puff
• (anything inconsequential or superficial) BS, cruft, hype, all talk
• (a lapse) blooper, blunder, boo-boo, defect, error, fault, faux pas, gaffe, lapse, mistake, slip, stumble, thinko
• (passive in a lesbian relationship) ruffle

Derived terms

• fluffy

Verb

1. (transitive) To make something fluffy.The cat fluffed its tail.
2. (intransitive) To become fluffy.
3. (transitive, intransitive, of an actor or announcer) To make a mistake in one’s lines
4. (transitive) To do incorrectly, for example mishit, miskick, miscue etc.
• 2012, June 19, Phil McNulty, England 1-0 Ukraine, Either side of Rooney's fluffed chance, it was a tale of Ukrainian domination as they attacked England down both flanks and showed the greater fluidity of the teams.

Derived terms

• fluffer
• fluff up
• fluff girl