duff

word

Definition

'Duff' is British and Australian slang for something useless or of poor quality, or informally, a person's buttocks.

Usage & Nuances

'Duff' is mainly UK/Australian informal/slang. 'On the duff' can mean pregnant (dated). 'Up the duff' means pregnant (slang, UK/Aus/NZ). As 'useless', often paired with 'go duff' or 'a duff product'. 'Get off your duff' (North American) means stop being lazy.

Spanish: inútil - trasero (coloquial, UK/Australia)Portuguese (BR): inútil - bunda (gíria, UK/Austrália)Portuguese (PT): inútil - rabo (gíria, UK/Austrália)Chinese (Simplified): 无用 - 臀部（俚语，英/澳）Chinese (Traditional): 無用 - 臀部（俚語，英/澳）Hindi: बेकार - पिछवाड़ा (स्लैंग, UK/ऑस्ट्रेलिया)Arabic: غير مُجدي - المؤخرة (عامية، بريطانيا/أستراليا)Bengali: বেকার - বাজে মানের - পশ্চাৎদেশ Russian: плохой (некачественный) - бесполезный - задница (разг.)Japanese: 使い物にならない - ダメな - お尻（俗語）Vietnamese: vô dụng - kém chất lượng - mông (từ lóng)Korean: 형편없는 - 쓸모없는 - 엉덩이(속어)Turkish: berbat - işe yaramaz - popo (argo)Urdu: بیکار - خراب - کولھا (عامیانہ)Indonesian: rusak - tidak berguna - bokong (slang)

Example Sentences

He sat for hours on his duff watching TV.

basic

If your headphones are duff, return them to the shop.

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This phone is a duff model and won't turn on.

basic

Don’t buy that toy – it’s a duff one.

basic

The cake turned out a bit duff, but we still ate it.

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You can't just sit on your duff all day—help us out!

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