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muff.

A piece of fur or cloth, usually open at both ends, used to keep the hands warm.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/mʌf/General-American, Received-Pronunciation/mɐf/Australia, New-Zealand/mʊf/Northern-England
  1. A piece of fur or cloth, usually open at both ends, used to keep the hands warm.

  2. The vulva or vagina; pubic hair around it.

    slang · vulgar
  3. A woman or girl.

    slang · vulgar
  4. A blown cylinder of glass which is afterward flattened out to make a sheet.

  5. The feathers sticking out from both sides of the face under the beak of some birds.

  6. A short hollow cylinder surrounding an object such as a pipe.

Where this word comes from

Probably from Dutch mof (“muff, mitten”).

noun/mʌf/General-American, Received-Pronunciation/mɐf/Australia, New-Zealand/mʊf/Northern-England
  1. A fool, a stupid or poor-spirited person.

    colloquial
  2. An error, a mistake; a failure to hold a ball when once in the hands.

    slang
  3. A bird, the whitethroat.

Where this word comes from

Unknown; perhaps a specialised use of Etymology 1, above; or perhaps related to Dutch muffen (“to dote”) and German muffen (“to sulk”).

verb/mʌf/General-American, Received-Pronunciation/mɐf/Australia, New-Zealand/mʊf/Northern-England
  1. To drop or mishandle (the ball, a catch etc.); to play badly.

  2. To mishandle; to bungle.

Where this word comes from

Unknown; perhaps a specialised use of Etymology 1, above; or perhaps related to Dutch muffen (“to dote”) and German muffen (“to sulk”).

noun/mʌf/General-American, Received-Pronunciation/mɐf/Australia, New-Zealand/mʊf/Northern-England
  1. A muffin.

    slang
  2. A term of endearment.

    rare · slang
Where this word comes from

Clipping of muffin.

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