flʌf n. & v. --n. 1
soft,
light, feathery
material coming off blankets etc. 2 soft
fur or feathers. 3 sl. a a
mistake in delivering
theatrical lines, in playing
music, etc. b a mistake in playing a game. --v. 1 tr. & intr. (often foll. by up)
shake into or
become a soft mass. 2 tr. & intr. colloq.
make a mistake in (a theatrical
part, a game, playing music, a
speech, etc.);
blunder (fluffed
his opening line). 3 tr. make into fluff. 4 tr. put a soft
surface on (the
flesh side of leather). øbit of fluff sl. offens. a
woman regarded as an
object of
sexual desire. [prob.
dial. alt. of
flue fluff]