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
Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 27 Feb. 2025
Carlton stood up, dusted duff and leaves off his pants, and threw out a thin, keening bugle, then sat back down.
—Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 19 Feb. 2025
However, the overused score by Chris Hou at times strikes a duff note.
—Alissa Simon, Variety, 25 Nov. 2024
The peat and duff of the forest floor began to smolder.
—Carolyn Kormann, The New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2023
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Noun
Not a single duff performance, in a long, long career.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 27 Feb. 2025
Carlton stood up, dusted duff and leaves off his pants, and threw out a thin, keening bugle, then sat back down.
—Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 19 Feb. 2025
However, the overused score by Chris Hou at times strikes a duff note.
—Alissa Simon, Variety, 25 Nov. 2024
The peat and duff of the forest floor began to smolder.
—Carolyn Kormann, The New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2023
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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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Both earned a base salary of $3 million and received $42.7 million in stock awards, as well as a cash bonus of $12 million each; Sarandos was granted $2.3 million in option awards and Peters received $2 million.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
6 June 2025
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Nuñez is slated to receive a five-year contract with a base salary of $925,000 and annual performance bonuses of up to $400,000.—
Tom Urban,
Sun Sentinel,
2 June 2025
Noun
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StubHub, for instance, sold 30% of the Yankees seats for the 2024 World Series either through its direct issuance deal with the team or through its resale platform.—
Brendan Coffey,
Sportico.com,
12 June 2025
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Democrats only need a net gain of three seats to flip the House.—
Lauren Green,
The Washington Examiner,
12 June 2025
Adjective
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Test results for Mark Vientos showed only a low-grade strain in his right hamstring, which requires a much shorter timeline than originally anticipated.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
5 June 2025
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Investigators said the blast pattern shows that the device was far more damaging than a low-grade explosive such as fireworks.—
Andres Triay,
CBS News,
4 June 2025
Noun
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An older woman, a friend of my mother’s (my mother was also a teacher at the school), walked over and pinched my cheeks, first one and then the other, as an adult might do to an infant.—
Yiyun Li,
The New Yorker,
23 Mar. 2025
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With her hands clasped to the sides of her face, the well-to-do woman is said to have demonstrated her request by lifting the corners of her mouth and cheeks.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN,
22 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Especially since there already was a movie, Spinning Gold, that detailed Kiss' pre-superstar years, which was pretty lousy.—
Jordan Hoffman,
EW.com,
7 June 2025
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If the streamer makes a lousy movie, the project will be criticized for its quality.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
2 June 2025
Noun
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The tail of the airplane is seen stuck in a building at the site of an airplane that crashed in India's northwestern city of Ahmedabad in Gujarat state, Thursday, June 12, 2025.—
Hannah Parry
Barney Henderson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 June 2025
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The study evaluated the total number of hiking trails, their popularity, and the average review of the tails, based on data from AllTrails.—
Opheli Garcia Lawler,
Travel + Leisure,
11 June 2025
Adjective
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This means some fans will be watching Messi for as little as $4, which is a far cry from the cheapest seats being cast at $349 when the draw was made in December.—
Adam Crafton,
New York Times,
14 June 2025
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The funding was meant to put the US in a position to compete with Chinese automakers, who have developed cheap and effective EVs that have piqued interest among car buyers around the world.—
Aarian Marshall,
Wired News,
13 June 2025
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“Duff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duff. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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