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| 1. | [ noun ] any light downy material | |
| Related terms: | material | |
| 2. | [ noun ] something of little value or significance | |
| Synonyms: | frippery frivolity bagatelle | |
| Related terms: | whatchamacallit trivia | |
| 3. | [ verb ] ruffle by combing towards the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect; of hair | |
| Synonyms: | tease | |
| Related terms: | comb comb-out | |
| 4. | [ verb ] erect or fluff up | |
| Synonyms: | ruffle | |
| Examples: | "the bird ruffled its feathers" |
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| Related terms: | loosen fluff_up | |
| 5. | [ verb ] make a mess of, destroy or ruin | |
| Synonyms: | louse_up spoil fuck_up muck_up foul_up flub mess_up blunder ball_up mishandle muff bumble blow fumble bollocks_up bobble bollix bungle bollix_up bollocks screw_up botch_up botch | |
| Examples: | "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out" "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement" |
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| Related terms: | fail blurt_out blunder spoil bungler ballup screwup | |
| 6. | [ noun ] a blunder (especially an actor's forgetting the lines) | |
| Related terms: | blunder botch | |
| Similar spelling: |
fluffy |
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