as in bum
the part of the body upon which someone sits
I've been sitting on my duff all day
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Recent Examples of duff
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
12 June 2025
The oval leaves of wintergreen catch your eye with their waxy shine, emerging out of the duff.
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Literary Hub,
2 June 2025
Low fire danger indicates fuels not igniting easily from small embers, fires potentially starting in duff or dry wood from an intense heat source and easy to control fires.
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Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
7 May 2025
And as many as 40% prefer sitting on their duff to exercising.
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Bryan Robinson,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Overwintering fires continue through winter by smoldering in forest duff and peat underground, only to start up again in the spring.
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Evan Bush,
NBC news,
12 June 2025
The oval leaves of wintergreen catch your eye with their waxy shine, emerging out of the duff.
—
Literary Hub,
2 June 2025
Low fire danger indicates fuels not igniting easily from small embers, fires potentially starting in duff or dry wood from an intense heat source and easy to control fires.
—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
7 May 2025
And as many as 40% prefer sitting on their duff to exercising.
—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for duff
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Designed with a plunging neckline, modest bum coverage, and compressive fabric with UPF 50 sun protection, the elegant silhouette offers rich-girl vacation energy that could easily double as a bodysuit with shorts.
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For those caught unaware, the flies will also happily lay eggs in convenient openings such as the nose, mouth, ears, eyes, and even the bum, if available.
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The cap charge of HIPs must be a minimum of 12% of the base salary cap, around $444,000 this season.
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Johnson is making less than $3 million in base salary in 2026.
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Dragonstone is the windswept ancestral seat of House Targaryen, but the Black Queen did not grow up playing among its dusky caverns.
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Lauryn enjoyed the performance from her seat, singing along and cooling herself off with an electronic fan.
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Symptoms of cyclosporiasis occur between two days and two weeks after exposure, and include frequent watery diarrhea, loss of appetite and weight, abdominal cramps and bloating, nausea and low-grade fever.
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Monroe County health officials say symptoms occur two to 14 days after exposure and include frequent watery diarrhea, loss of appetite and weight, cramps and bloating, nausea and low-grade fever.
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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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The win was looked at as a bit of a comeback story, but most thought Hamilton was just coming back from a lousy 2025 season for him and Ferrari.
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Will there be rioting in the streets once audiences get some idea of how lousy Supergirl is?
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What Research Shows About Cancer in Dogs While there is no evidence that turkey tail shrinks tumors, the mushroom has drawn real scientific interest as a complementary therapy for serious illness.
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Can turkey tail mushrooms shrink lipomas, the soft, fatty lumps that show up under the skin of countless aging dogs?
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The revolution won’t come cheap.
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Across six online experiments, the researchers showed participants a cheaper lower-quality item such as a sweater alongside a pricier higher-quality version.
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“Duff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duff. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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