Fluff
Definitions
- Anything light, soft or fuzzy, especially fur, hair, feathers.
- Anything inconsequential or superficial.
- A lapse or mistake, especially a mistake in an actor's lines.
- A cloth diaper.
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Marshmallow creme. New-England, countable, uncountable
- A passive partner in a lesbian relationship.
- A fart.
- Fan fiction, or part of a fan fiction, which is sweet and feel-good in tone, usually involving romance.
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A form of roleplaying which is inconsequential and not related to the plot; often used in the context of (but not limited to) filling time. UK, countable, uncountable
- Short change deliberately given by a railway clerk, to keep back money for himself.
Equivalents
Examples
“[W]hen I walk⟳ in my fields I can see⟳, down Berwick way, the little fluffs of white smoke⟳ which tell⟳ me of this strange new hundred-legged beast, with coals for food and a thousand men in its belly, for ever crawling over the border⟳.”
“That article was basically a bunch of fluff. It didn't say⟳ anything substantive.”
“That New England-style salami and fluff sandwich sure hit the spot!”
“And when something triggers, I can close⟳ the window and go read⟳ fluff for hours until I calm down.”
“Fans prefer⟳ fluff to other types of fic. But angst (dramatic stories where characters have⟳ a wide range of emotions, including...angsty ones) comes in close⟳ second.”
“Ah, fluff. My happy place⟳. These fics are dedicated to feel-good feelings, which are the very best type⟳ of feelings.”
“"What?" cried the counter-man, indignantly. "Been a railwayman all these years, and don't know⟳ what fluff is? Why, 'pon me word, you deserve⟳ to get⟳ the sack!"”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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