Duffs Meaning in English

word · lemma: duff

US

UK

Definition

'Duffs' is an informal, mostly British/Australian English word for people’s buttocks, often used humorously or as mild slang. It can also mean mistakes or blunders in some contexts.

Usage & Nuances

Mainly informal and regional (UK, Australia, NZ). 'On your duff' means sitting and doing nothing. 'Duff' can also mean 'useless' or 'wrong.' Not common in US English. As a plural, 'duffs' most often refers to multiple people’s buttocks, sometimes humorously. Less common as 'mistakes' meaning.

• Spanish: traseros (coloquial) - equivocaciones
• Portuguese (BR): traseiros (informal) - erros
• Portuguese (PT): rabos (informal) - enganos
• Chinese (Simplified): 屁股（俚语）- 失误
• Chinese (Traditional): 屁股（俚語）- 失誤
• Hindi: पीठ (अनौपचारिक) - गलती
• Arabic: مؤخرات (عامية) - أخطاء
• Bengali: নিতম্ব - পাছা (অপমানজনক নয়)
• Russian: пятая точка - задница (шутливо)
• Japanese: お尻 - ヒップ（くだけた表現）
• Vietnamese: mông - mông đít (thân mật, hài hước)
• Korean: 엉덩이
• Turkish: popo - kıç (şaka amaçlı)
• Urdu: کولہے - پچھواڑے (مزاحیہ انداز میں)
• Indonesian: pantat - bokong (bahasa santai, lucu)

Example Sentences

Sit on your duffs and relax for a while.

basic

The kids fell on their duffs while skating.

basic

Stop sitting on your duffs and help clean up!

basic

After the long hike, everyone was happy to rest their duffs on the grass.

natural

We can't just park our duffs here—let's do something fun!

natural

They really landed on their duffs this time with that silly mistake.

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