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bit of fluff en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. An attractive woman, especially a companion or sexual partner to whom one is not seriously committed.
    • He never treated me like I was his bit of fluff 2016, Liz Nugent, Lying In Wait, →ISBN, page 260:
    • My trip to Portugal was canceled, and I can't get into the Bulgarian factory for a couple of days -- evidently some government team is crawling all over the site right now -- and as I have a few days to kill, I though I'd spend them with my favorite brother and his mysterious American bit of fluff.” 2015, Katie Macalister, The Importance of Being Alice, →ISBN:
    • As Sammy settled down for the night, he said, “That bit of fluff who owns the farm's a looker.” 1999, John Jakes, American Dreams, →ISBN:
    • The victims were a French businessman called Chapotin and his bit of fluff, a girl by the name of Melody Logue, who happened to be the niece of Lord somebody or other. 2015, Campbell Armstrong, Mambo, →ISBN:
  2. Something attractive or amusing but insubstantial.
    • A nice bit of fluff to cover the truth, though. 2014, Mark Alder, Son of the Morning, →ISBN:
    • This well-crafted bit of fluff, penned by Dave Barbour and Peggy herself, with a Latin theme, also demonstrates Peggy's impeccable ability to vocalize fast-paced lyrics. 2014, Colin Bratkovich, Just Remember This, →ISBN, page 483:
    • “When we finished lunch,” said Rob, “Kim changed into that little bit of fluff, the same bit of fluff you bought the other day. 2012, D. S. Carroll, The Pagan in the Pulpit: A Seductive Novel of Religion and Redemption, →ISBN:
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bit, fluff.

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Synonyms

bit of skirt · bit of stuff