as in bums
the part of the body upon which someone sits
I've been sitting on my duff all day
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History buffs, avid hikers, music lovers, wine aficionados, and beach bums will all find a town to love in the Old Dominion.
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For ski bums looking to hit the Colorado slopes without slogging through I-70 traffic, there’s no better destination than Winter Park.
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Ironically, though, her flushed and rosy cheeks were created with two shades of the Beauty Pie Supercheek Cream Blush — one of which was in her iconic color palette, while the other was actually — gasp!
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His cheeks and hands were flushed pink with blood beneath the skin.
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Turner hit the next pitch into the seats for his third homer in as many games and a 5-0 lead.
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The goal of in-person work isn’t to fill seats, but to align teams for stronger collaboration and better performance.
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The life-size robotic elephants in Prasanth Prakashan's backyard workshop have ears that flap, tails that swish and trunks that squirt water.
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Opossums have hairless tails, ears and paws susceptible to frostbite.
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Yellow-rumps, as birders call them, have been seen migrating through northern Illinois even in April and late March.
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The women stood on the doorsteps with their rumps to the crowd, skirts lifted to flash tattered green knickers.
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“Duffs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duffs. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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