1
: a boiled or steamed pudding often containing dried fruit
2
: the partly decayed organic matter on the forest floor
3
: fine coal : slack
Examples of duff in a Sentence
Noun (2)
I've been sitting on my duff all day
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Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 3 Dec. 2025
Try dishes such as the guava duff, a steamed pudding slathered in a rum sauce, or johnnycake, Bahamian-style without the cornmeal, with a slab or two of salt fish.
—AFAR Media, 4 Aug. 2025
Overwintering fires continue through winter by smoldering in forest duff and peat underground, only to start up again in the spring.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 12 June 2025
And as many as 40% prefer sitting on their duff to exercising.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
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Noun
The Colorado vet wristed a rebound past goaltender Kevin Lankinen from the left face-off circle with 32 seconds left in the first period — a score that got the Avs off their collective duffs and onto the scoreboard.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 3 Dec. 2025
Try dishes such as the guava duff, a steamed pudding slathered in a rum sauce, or johnnycake, Bahamian-style without the cornmeal, with a slab or two of salt fish.
—AFAR Media, 4 Aug. 2025
Overwintering fires continue through winter by smoldering in forest duff and peat underground, only to start up again in the spring.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 12 June 2025
And as many as 40% prefer sitting on their duff to exercising.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
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“Duff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/duff. Accessed 13 Dec. 2025.
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