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duff

duff

2 9.9
An insulting word for the least attractive person in a group of friends
  • noun
  • /dʌf/
  • Offensive
translation icon : [Ofensivo] término despectivo para la persona considerada la menos atractiva del grupo (acrónimo Designated Ugly Fat Friend)
  • I don't wanna be anybody's DUFF anymore, okay?

Examples

  • Not only was I the school's most famous DUFF, I was now the least-liked person in it.

  • Plus, Wesley would never leave me for some DUFF anyway.

  • Not bad for a DUFF, am I right?

  • Hey, DUFF queen, wanna show me some of them moves?

  • My best friends made me the DUFF.

  • I mean, the DUFF doesn't actually have to be fat or ugly.

  • I am the DUFF.

  • I was the DUFF.

  • She felt like the DUFF of her friend group and wished they would appreciate her more.

  • When they chose the most attractive person for the team, she jokingly said she was the DUFF.

Synonyms

pigface
vsduff
  • Offensive
1 9.9

An insulting name for someone considered very ugly

describes a group member judged least attractive or least wanted within their friend circle

Antonyms

680 1.0

Pleasing to look at or enjoy and making people interested

121 3.2

Worth having because many people want it

Idioms

up the duff
  • Slang
1 9.9

A woman who is expecting a baby

Compounds

plum duff
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A steamed or boiled sweet pudding made with dried fruit like raisins and currants

Surface Forms

duff singular
duffs plural

Etymology

Duff (offensive slang) comes from the modern acronym DUFF for 'Designated Ugly Fat Friend', a teen slang phrase, and so it was used to name the least desirable or least attractive person in a group; this is slang and can be offensive. That's why the word refers to that kind of person.