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muff en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /mɐf/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
  • /mʊf/ (Northern-England)
  • /mʌf/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
  • (Australia) audio

Etymology

Probably from Dutch mof (“muff, mitten”).

Meanings

  1. A piece of fur or cloth, usually open at both ends, used to keep the hands warm.
    • Selwyn, sitting up rumpled and cross-legged on the floor, after having boloed Drina to everybody's exquisite satisfaction, looked around at the sudden rustle of skirts to catch a glimpse of a vanishing figure—a glimmer of ruddy hair and the white curve of a youthful face, half-buried in a muff. 1907 August, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, chapter I, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC:
  2. (slang, vulgar) The vulva or vagina; pubic hair around it.
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  3. (slang, vulgar) A woman or girl.
  4. A blown cylinder of glass which is afterward flattened out to make a sheet.
  5. The feathers sticking out from both sides of the face under the beak of some birds.
  6. A short hollow cylinder surrounding an object such as a pipe.

Forms

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muffs Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

muff diver · furry muff · twiddle muff · muff pistol · muff-diving · earmuff · hairy muff · marry-muff

Synonyms

crack · nonny · cunny · minnie · wee-wee · whiskers · cavern · muff and beard: · coin slot · vertical smile · kebab · monosyllable · pink bits · moocha · muffin · sheath · axe wound · Virginia · squish mitten · twinkle · cooter · girl · crevice · beard · honeypot · bearded clam · whisker biscuit · muff · pump · vaginer · va-jay-jay · gash · Victoria · snapper · fish lips · juice box · punani · bush · la-la · front bum · snatch · front bottom · bonne bouche · trap · cooch · strange · vadge · penis fly trap · cookie · quim · wizard's sleeve · sugar walls · box · twat · sausage wallet · tuppence · innie · muffin · kitty · bun · clunge · pee-pee · vagina · vag · hoo-ha · cunt · Vicky · pussy · ginch · love tunnel · beaver · slit · poontang · pink · fanny · cooze · Grand Canyon · berk · love box · foo-foo · coochie · front hole · minge · vulva · stench trench

Translations (36)

fr touffe (pubic hair) · fi pehko (pubic hair) · ko 머프 (a piece of fur or cloth for keeping the hands warm) · fr toison (pubic hair) · pt regalo (a piece of fur or cloth for keeping the hands warm) · ru му́фта (a piece of fur or cloth for keeping the hands warm) · bg маншон (a piece of fur or cloth for keeping the hands warm) · be му́фта (a piece of fur or cloth for keeping the hands warm) · nb muffe (a piece of fur or cloth for keeping the hands warm) · uk му́фта (a piece of fur or cloth for keeping the hands warm) · cs rukávník (a piece of fur or cloth for keeping the hands warm) · fi tussu (pubic hair) · izh mufta (a piece of fur or cloth for keeping the hands warm) · es manguito (a piece of fur or cloth for keeping the hands warm) · nl mof (a piece of fur or cloth for keeping the hands warm) · fr manchon (a piece of fur or cloth for keeping the hands warm) · pt pentelho (pubic hair) · ja マフ (a piece of fur or cloth for keeping the hands warm) · cmn 手籠 /手笼 (a piece of fur or cloth for keeping the hands warm) · it pelo pubico (pubic hair) · de Muff (a piece of fur or cloth for keeping the hands warm) · cmn 套筒 (a short hollow cylinder surrounding an object such as a pipe) · it fica (pubic hair) · it manicotto (a piece of fur or cloth for keeping the hands warm) · pl mufka (a piece of fur or cloth for keeping the hands warm) · is múffa (a piece of fur or cloth for keeping the hands warm) · fi muhvi (a piece of fur or cloth for keeping the hands warm) · ru муфта (a short hollow cylinder surrounding an object such as a pipe) · nn muffe (a piece of fur or cloth for keeping the hands warm) · ko 토시 (a piece of fur or cloth for keeping the hands warm) · be мутэ́рка (a piece of fur or cloth for keeping the hands warm) · ru мохнатка (pubic hair) · sh rukovnica (a piece of fur or cloth for keeping the hands warm) · hu muff (a piece of fur or cloth for keeping the hands warm) · fi puuhka (a piece of fur or cloth for keeping the hands warm) · bg муфа (a short hollow cylinder surrounding an object such as a pipe)

muff en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /mɐf/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
  • /mʊf/ (Northern-England)
  • /mʌf/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
  • (Australia) audio

Etymology

Unknown; perhaps a specialised use of Etymology 1, above; or perhaps related to Dutch muffen (“to dote”) and German muffen (“to sulk”).

Meanings

  1. (colloquial) A fool, a stupid or poor-spirited person.
    • Can you fancy that such an old creature (an old muff, as you call him, you wicked, satirical man!) could ever make en impression on my heart? 1860, William Makepeace Thackeray, Lovel the Widower:
    • […]being good is so much like being a muff, generally. 1901, E. Nesbit, The Wouldbegoods:
  2. (slang) An error, a mistake; a failure to hold a ball when once in the hands.
  3. A bird, the whitethroat.

Forms

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muffs Number=Plur lexicographic

Translations (3)

it fallo (an error) · bg пропуск (an error) · sv tabbe (an error)

muff en · VERB · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /mɐf/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
  • /mʊf/ (Northern-England)
  • /mʌf/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
  • (Australia) audio

Etymology

Unknown; perhaps a specialised use of Etymology 1, above; or perhaps related to Dutch muffen (“to dote”) and German muffen (“to sulk”).

Meanings

  1. To drop or mishandle (the ball, a catch etc.); to play badly.
  2. To mishandle; to bungle.
    • Here was the superlative opportunity to make a generous and lasting settlement from a position of strength; but the pieds noirs, like the Israelis, and from not altogether dissimilar motives, were to muff it. 1977, Alistair Horne, A Savage War of Peace, New York: Review Books, published 2006, page 69:
    • But then, supposing this was the real sign? … They had muffed three already; they daren’t muff the fourth. 1953, C. S. Lewis, The Silver Chair:

Forms

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muffing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
muffed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
muffed Tense=Past lexicographic
muffs Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Deriveds

muff up

Translations (5)

bg оплесквам (by extension, to mishandle any situation) · fi töpätä (by extension, to mishandle any situation) · fi möhliä (by extension, to mishandle any situation) · fi tunaroida (by extension, to mishandle any situation) · bg изпускам (in American football, to drop or mishandle the ball)

muff en · NOUN · etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • /mɐf/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
  • /mʊf/ (Northern-England)
  • /mʌf/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
  • (Australia) audio

Etymology

Clipping of muffin.

Meanings

  1. (slang) A muffin.
    • Skinny lattes and a couple of blueberry muffs. 2010, Lindsay G. Arthur, The Litigators, page 63:
  2. (rare, slang) A term of endearment.
    • Darien started lovin' her. "Oh yes, please more Muffin." Serena licked her lips. […] "OH YOUR^([sic]) MY MINX." "AND YOUR MY MUFF." 2000 April 2, Minaka Dee Delight, “Here's a Hentai Fanfiction”, in alt.hentai.sailor-moon (Usenet), archived from the original on 13 Apr 2026:
    • “Hello?” / “Hey, muff.” / “Ew.” She laughs and the sound shoots straight between my legs. “I didn’t think you could make muffin worse, but you did it. Congratulations.” 2017 October 23, JB Salsbury, “Braeden”, in The Final Fight (Fighting; 8), published 2023, →ISBN:
    • “They’re^([sic]) ARE thinking how sexy you look, Muff”. She heard it as plain as day. She turned, half expecting to see her Jim grinning at her. […] “Oh James!” Marsha smiled, […] 1996 October 13, JD, “Restless Pt. 2”, in alt.sex.stories (Usenet), archived from the original on 13 Apr 2026:

Forms

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muffs Number=Plur lexicographic