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
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
Be sure to also scour leafy duff, moss, tree roots, and other low-lying areas.
—Matthew Every, Outdoor Life, 5 Mar. 2025
Not a single duff performance, in a long, long career.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 27 Feb. 2025
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Noun
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.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for duff
Noun
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The series’ script comes from Park Jae-bum, who is known for his work on Vincenzo and Good Doctor.—
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Netflix confirmed Wednesday in South Korea that production is underway on The Dealer, a new original series produced by Hwang and starring a high-profile cast led by Jung So-min, Ryoo Seung-bum and Lee Soo-hyuk.—
Adjective
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That’s on top of a base salary of $82,044 for all state lawmakers, up over 11% from the 2024 base pay.—
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If it’s enacted as currently written, the cap charge of a High Impact Player must be a minimum of 12% of the base salary cap, meaning Heaps would make $420,000 that would count against Denver’s cap and the rest of her salary would be pulled from the $1 million allotment pool.—
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And keep your in-flight essentials like headphones, sleep mask, e-reader, and other tech tools together in your personal item that stays with you at the seat rather than in the overhead bin.—
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The video shows a man call security on a group of women sitting behind him in orchestra seats at the Winter Garden Theatre.—
Adjective
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The capsaicin in chili peppers may modestly increase metabolism and help low-grade inflammation.—
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Reaves has missed the Lakers’ last three games with a low-grade calf strain and could return as soon as Tuesday in Phoenix.—
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Grande wore a glossy pink shade on her lips, sculpted cheeks with subtle shimmer, and long lashes.—
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Her rosy lips and cheeks keep the look as classic as can be.—
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Both left office humbled, burdened with lousy poll numbers and facing a well of deep voter discontent.—
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Both left office humbled, burdened with lousy poll numbers and facing a well of deep voter discontent.—
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Some experts had previously speculated that debris from the left engine might have damaged the engine on the tail.—
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This combination came in handy, as different materials were needed for sections like the drone's tail and camera mount.—
Adjective
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Researchers at Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China have designed a new sodium-sulfur battery with higher power density and discharge capacity than before, enabling a cheaper, safer alternative to lithium-ion batteries.—
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Fentanyl is cheap, compact, and lethal at microscopic doses, produced through decentralized networks designed to survive disruption.—
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“Duff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duff. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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